"Are there some judges that you don't want to kill?" I asked.
"Yes. All the ones the president has nominated whom the Democrats won't confirm because of their ideology. Their party would rather filibuster than confirm."
I said, "Senator Frist says the same thing."
"The thing we're most concerned about is the Supreme Court. Sooner or later a justice has to be replaced. And we don't want a turncoat who, once he gets confirmed, votes in favor of Roe v. Wade," Sampson said.
I said, "Supreme Court justices are funny that way. Once she gets in, she has a mind of her own."
Sampson said, "The only ones we can count on are Scalia and Thomas."
I agreed. "You can say what you want to about them, but they're always on the right side."
I then said, "Here's one thing I don't understand. Why do the 'right-to-life' people believe in the death penalty?"
Sampson said, "In many states it's the law. But people on death row can escape execution if they have a living will.
"That's a joke."
"I like it when right-wing people joke. It makes them more human."
Sampson said, "Can we get serious? The court system is in a mess and has to be reformed."
I asked, "What should we do?"
"We must file a friend-of-the-court brief on cases we like, and an enemy-of-the-court on cases we don't."
