Under the law.(COMMENTARY)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: September 27, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Bruce Fein, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Democratic Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Dianne Feinstein of California mistook justices for missionaries in elaborating their opposition to Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. as chief justice of the United States.

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reinforced that mistake last week before the New York Bar Association by insinuating justices are anointed to "advance human rights or women's rights" as they see fit.

Article III of the Constitution, however, confines the Supreme Court to the exercise of "judicial ...

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