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FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER : 2010 EDITION

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

It's the First Monday in October, and you all know what that means: Yes, they now change the soup menus in Au Bon Pain to reflect the Fall Harvest, but it is also the opening session of the United States Supreme Court. Nick Allard of Politico has this Op Ed piece: "Mr. Chief Justice Open These Doors."Because the great bronze door entrance to the Court, above which is chiseled in stone these words: "Equal Justice Under The Law", remain locked as the justices quiver in the face of terrorist threats. Mr. Allred writes:The diplomat George Kennan, in his famous 1946 ?long telegram? from Moscow, which issued a stern warning about Soviet aggression, cautioned that the greatest danger that can befall a free society, in coping with foes who seek to destroy us and our way of life, is to allow ourselves to become like them...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on October 04, 2010 (boomark / email).