September 26, 2005
Precedent Rating System
WASHINGTON, DC (Roto Reuters) During the confirmation hearings for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Senate Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter, asked the likely future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: "Would you think that Roe might be a super-duper precedent in light of in light of 38 occasions to overrule it?" His question elicited so much reaction by people that Arlen Specter has now proposed a new bill mandating ratings of legal precedents using the very same technical language he invoked. If the bill passes the Supreme Court will be required to to assign these technical legal terms to all cited precedents.
Arlen Specter's Precedent Rating System |
| Superficial |
| Solid |
| Humdinger |
| Cat's pajamas |
| Super-Duper |
| Super-cali-fragilistic-expi-ali-docious |