Public opinion of the Supreme Court has grown more
negative since the highly publicized ruling on the president’s health care law
was released.
A growing number now believe that the high court is too
liberal and that justices pursue their own agenda rather than acting
impartially.
A week ago, 36% said the court was doing a good or an
excellent job. That’s down to 33% today.
But putting the emphasis on the negative... this means
that a third of the American People are clueless.
(*SHRUG*)
However, the big change is a rise in negative
perceptions. Today, 28% say the Supreme Court is doing a poor job. That’s up 11
points over the past week.
Again... flip side... this means that almost three
quarters of Americans surveyed either don't believe that the Court routinely
trashes the Constitution, or... worse... they simply don't believe that
politicized Court rulings demonstrate "doing a poor job."
(*SIGH*)
The new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey,
conducted on Friday and Saturday following the court ruling, finds that 56%
believe justices pursue their own political agenda rather than generally remain
impartial. That’s up five points from a week ago.
And yet... no rioting in the streets.
(*SAD HALF-SMILE*)
No flurry of calls, emails, letters, and personal visits by constiuents
to demand that their members of the House, U.S. Senators, and state governors
force the Supreme Court to rule according to the Constitution and not against
it.
(*SHRUG*)
Just half as many - 27% - believe the justices remain
impartial.
Again... a quarter of the population is clueless.
Oh... and let's face it... large segments of those
surveyed who gave the "right" answer did so not because they understand
the issues at play in the way I do, but, rather, they simply offer a
"conservative knee-jerk response" as the flip-side to the "liberal
knee-jerk response."
(*SIGH*)
Thirty-seven percent (37%) now believe the Supreme Court
is too liberal, while 22% think it's too conservative. A week ago, public
opinion was much more evenly divided:
32% said it was too liberal and 25% said too conservative.
See, folks... this reinforces my previous point. Anyone
who looks at this through a partisan lens misses the point. It's not that we
cheer or damn a "liberal" ruling vs. a "conservative"
ruling, it's that the Constitution and the Rule of Law demands CONSTITUTIONAL
rulings - no matter how the chips fall ideologically!
Here's the tragedy, my friends: Most Americans view
either the "liberal" justices or the "conservative"
justices as their heroes (or villains) when actually the forces aligned against
each other are the Constitutionists vs. the anti-Constitutionists.
Yes... by and large the Constitutionists are
"conservative" and the anti-Constitutionists "liberal" - or,
rather, "Left" - but the only question Americans should be concerned
with is whether a justice rules according to the Constitution or... well... in
opposition to it.
As first noted in polling conducted Wednesday and
Thursday, there has been a sizable partisan shift in perceptions of the high
court. A week ago, Republicans were generally positive about the court.
Forty-two percent (42%) of GOP voters gave the justices good or excellent
marks, while 14% said poor. Now, the numbers are strongly negative — 20% say
good or excellent and 43% say poor. Among Democrats, the numbers went from
mixed to very positive. A week ago, 35% of those in the president’s party gave
the high court positive reviews and 22% offered a negative assessment. Now, 50%
are positive and only 11% give the high court negative marks.
As for those not affiliated with either major party, the
positives remained unchanged at 31%.
Folks... all this is evidence supporting my previous
commentary.
How can America remain a Constitutional Republic when
"The Rule of Law" is largely looked upon through a partisan lens as
opposed to a fair, accurate, and sincere analysis of what the Constitution
actually demands? (Answer: American can't remain a Constitutional Republic;
American is no longer a Constitutional Republic.)
However, among unaffiliated voters, the number rating the
court's performance as poor doubled from 14% a week ago to 30% today.
Well... (*HALF-SMILE*)... that's good news, at least!
Among Political Class voters, positive ratings for the
Supreme Court soared to 55%, compared to 27% a week ago.
(*SIGH*)
Which... unfortunately... demonstrates why
America is in truth no longer a Constitutional Republic under the Rule of Law.
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