Under Construction

George W. Bush: "I believe in strict constructionists. Those are the kind of judges I will appoint." William Rehnquist: "a strict constructionist judge is one who favors criminal prosecutors over criminal defendants, and civil rights defendants over civil rights plaintiffs." New York Times: "The Supreme Court today . . . appeared to make it easier for prosecutors to select jurors who are predisposed toward capital punishment in future cases." And there you have it.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/06/under-construction/42305/