[Speed Gibson,
Tuesday May 10, 2005 at 10:29pm]
Erwin Chemerinsky
If you missed it, Hugh Hewitt had his "smart guys" on for most on Monday's second hour, discussing Janice Rogers Brown. RadioBlogger has a transcript.
I wrote Hugh last year after a similar "debate" asking that he replace Erwin Chemerinsky. He did not then and does not now hold up the high intellectual standard of The Hugh Hewitt Show. I will be writing again, begging or demanding a change.
Erwin C.'s positions are entirely predictable from his politics alone. If there is any basis in law or the Constitution, that's just a plus, but never a reason to differ with the hard left.
The point is, Erwin C isn't teaching us anything by repeating the mantras of Senators Schumer and Reid. I expect the law to be argued, and without the agonized twistings E.C. used against Judge Brown.
Let me put it another way. If I found myself facing a murder one frame-up, I would much rather see Janice R. Brown presiding, for whom the rule of law truly matters.
I wrote Hugh last year after a similar "debate" asking that he replace Erwin Chemerinsky. He did not then and does not now hold up the high intellectual standard of The Hugh Hewitt Show. I will be writing again, begging or demanding a change.
Erwin C.'s positions are entirely predictable from his politics alone. If there is any basis in law or the Constitution, that's just a plus, but never a reason to differ with the hard left.
The point is, Erwin C isn't teaching us anything by repeating the mantras of Senators Schumer and Reid. I expect the law to be argued, and without the agonized twistings E.C. used against Judge Brown.
Let me put it another way. If I found myself facing a murder one frame-up, I would much rather see Janice R. Brown presiding, for whom the rule of law truly matters.