Originally Posted by baci (Post 1793567)

Frank needs to go with that comment!

Originally Posted by Kevin (Post 1793576)

Much ado about nothing, IMHO.

Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 1793689)

Frank is one of, what, 435 member of the House up for election every two years?

Scalia is one of nine Supreme Court justices, each of whom has a lifetime appointment. He is part of what is usually the Court's conservative-leaning majority, and he can often be an influential voice on the Court. I hardly think that counts as a second stringer in the world of US politics.

I'm just tired of the misuse/overuse of the word "homophobia." Sometimes it fits, but sometimes it doesn't.

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum (Post 1793972)

On law, no, but he's "second string" because he can't actually go and make proposals to congress.

Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 1793981)

Well, by that definition then, Frank is not second string -- he can introduce all the bills he wants.

Politics = the science or art of governing or exercising power in the public affairs of a country/state/municipality etc. The judiciary should not be partisan (for which "political" often operates as a synonym), but it is by definition political.