He will be greatly missed, as was evidenced by an empty chair draped in black when the court resumed sitting, their session having been suspended because of his death.
The judge, appointed by President Reagan, was a true conservative; eloquent and outspoken on everything from abortion to homo- sexual 'marriage'.
He was the father of nine children and had a small tribe of grand-children. He was also married to the same wife for fifty-some years. He lived out and epitomized the traditional American family and modeled, as well as upheld, traditional American values.
Although a committed Roman Catholic he enquired loudly why there was no evangelical christian among the panel of nine Supreme Court judges.
And why not we may ask, since there are an estimated 70 million evangelical Christians in America? WHY NOT?
Well my friends it is because of the same bias and bigotry that Christians have to endure in their daily lives in EVERY walk of life in the Western World.
A world that has dismissed the Bible as a fairy story, that refuses prayer in public schools and that has taken the Ten Commandments down from the walls of Court Rooms. Small wonder there is no evangelical judge on the roster, neither will one be appointed by President Obama. Count on it.
Ah, but should Donald Trump win the election........ now that's another story.
Jubilate.
Ian
