New Qualifications For Judges

If you have not yet guessed, I am a conservative in many ways. Here is my menu for selecting justices or the US Supreme Court and other federal judicial positions as of28 October 2005----Not in order of priority; But, on a “as many qualifications as possible” basis.

1. Such persons must be firmly dedicated to the proposition that any new “rights”
   (eg “Privacy”) added to those protected by our Constitution must be put into
   place by the People (Through the members of the Congress and the Legislatures
   of the Several States) in accordance with the constitutional provisions for
   amending that document---And NOT by judicial fiat.

2. There should or must be an influx of such justices and judges from outside the
   Federal Court and bureaucracy to prevent the “intellectual incest” of those classes
   of persons. [I have recommended, to President George W. Bush Michigan State
   Supreme Court Justice Stephan Markman and Professor William Bradford (Whose
   anti-Ward Churchill stance endears him to me as a very NOT “politically correct”
   person—Who happens to be a Native American)--As long as they are firmly in
   favor of the provisions of item #1 above.]

3. Such nominees should have a very good understanding of the arguments in favor
   of the proposition that the right to keep and bear arms belongs to the People at
   large and NOT to only those serving in a militia---As declared and carefully
   laid out by the office of the US Attorney General.

4. If possible, such persons should have honorably served in the Armed Forces or in
   the Coast Guard or as a fire fighter or as an on-the-streets police officer as it is
   far better to have our officials those who were willing to put their lives on the
   line to protect us than fill up our offices with those who have avoided such duty.

5. If possible, there should be a considerable portion of judges who have a sound
   education in engineering or the “hard sciences” (Physics, Math, Chemistry, Biology)
   as they would be very useful in educating fellow justices, attorneys and the general
   public as to law cases, involving science and technology, which are becoming
   more-and-more common.