> Seven years ago, Obama told Chicago Public Radio that the Warren
> Court was too conservative and missed its opportunity to
> redistribute wealth on a much grander scale. In fact, Obama wanted
> them to break the Constitution and reorder American society far
> outside of what the founders intended.
[Highlighted Obama quotes:]
>> But, the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of
>> redistribution of wealth, and of more basic issues such as
>> political and economic justice in society. ...
>>
>> It didn't break free from the essential constraints that were
>> placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution ...
>>
>> I'm not optimistic about bringing about major redistributive change
>> through the courts. You know, the institution just isn't structured
>> that way.
>>
The implication is that capturing the presidency and both houses of
congress might be a better path towards "major redistributive change".
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