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In response to "So in essence, balancing out the left shift from 1950-1975? -- nm" by Strongbad

I don't want to go back to 1975. -- nm

Posted by Roger More (aka Rogermore) Jun 26 '12, 05:07

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Regardless of whether you want to go back or not, that's basically what the charts show. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 05:14 14
- Do they? I see that the median justice is more conservative now than ever, that the most "liberal" justice barely qualifies as liberal and the most - Roger More Jun 26, 05:19 13
  - The article is valid, and raises several other points that JackDawson mentioned. - Strongbad Jun 26, 05:26 12
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        Okay. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 05:40
    - I'm not saying the article is invalid - I'm pointing out that it is not saying "Oh, we are just reverting to the mean" -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 05:31 8
      - To me, the primary conclusions are - Strongbad Jun 26, 05:39 7
        
        But the discussion stems from your comment that the rightward shift balances out the leftward shift from 1950-75, which implies that this is no big - Roger More Jun 26, 05:45 5
        
        I shouldn't have used the word "balances" - Strongbad Jun 26, 05:53 4
        
        Doubtless the court did need some rebalancing after Warren (but not a backlash) The two things that worry me about that article are that at the - Roger More Jun 26, 06:06 3
        
        Diversity in views is important, I agree. - Strongbad Jun 26, 06:32 2
        
        If the most extreme liberal is actually a centrist, it's a conservative court. - Roger More Jun 26, 07:29 1
        
        I disagree. - Strongbad Jun 26, 08:04
        
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Not a fan of disco? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 26, 05:10

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