What I'm hearing is that qualitative is clearly more important than quantitative.

> What I'm hearing is that qualitative is clearly more important than quantitative.

I'm hearing a lot of "my-side likes this, therefore changing it is wrong." Liberals think it's the highest expression of the beauty of our republic when precedent is overturned to take things in a more liberal direction; but when precedent is overturned to take things in a different direction, it's an unjust violation of stare decisis.

Properly understood, the courts are a ratchet that move things from less liberal to more liberal. To go the other way is evidence of inexcusable corruption and a threat to democracy itself, warranting urgent an extreme action to save society.

> To go the other way is evidence of inexcusable corruption and a threat to democracy itself, warranting urgent an extreme action to save society.

So we live in interesting times. Great.

And to listen to many conservatives, any time a left-leaning decision is made by the court, we are one step closer to chaos, anarchy, depravity, fire and brimstone and the apocalypse.

Don't act like complaints about the courts are just liberal tantrums.

> Don't act like complaints about the courts are just liberal tantrums.

They're not usually so much tantrums as biased, hypocritical argumentation developed backwards to arrive at the politically desired result.

Again, s/liberal/conservative/g and you get a comment just as accurate. But do continue to beat the "liberals suck" drum.

Except it wouldn't apply to this thread or the reaction to this event.

If you're being a jerk, and I'm commenting on your behavior, I'm not making any kind of error if I don't mention how Steve was being a jerk two weeks ago. And honestly, insisting that I talk about Steve would be an effort to deny responsibility and distract from your own behavior.

While corporations are cheering about the devastating the ability of the EPA to attempt to enforce its writ, "environmental protection", it doesn't make someone a jerk to lament the negative impact therein.