What does “maintaining the balance of the Court” mean?
It’s a smokescreen by the left that has nothing to do with the Constitution. Practically speaking, for the left it means never having less than a 6-3 majority on the Court in support of Roe v. Wade, for example. The only true balance that should matter is whether the written Constitution weighs in the balance when the Court renders opinions. 10. What is a “mainstream” nominee? “Mainstream” is a hazy word that’s meant to appeal to how most people feel about themselves. The left has attacked and filibustered several of the President’s nominees to the circuit courts of appeal, calling them “out of the mainstream.” They vilified these nominees as extreme and then confirmed several, including those who had suffered their worst attacks. For the left, any nominee who is known as an originalist, textualist or strict-constructionist is “out of the mainstream.” “Mainstream,” according to the left, is someone committed to upholding Roe v. Wade. It’s another word for “moderate.” These words are us
