PFAW, the big-government/abortion rights group that always opposes good judges, has done the service of compiling a list of Janice Rogers Brown quotes on their website, including this one:
In truth, liberalism’s vaunted tolerance and openness is a lie. In America, at least, liberalism is tolerant only of those concerns to which it is indifferent. To those trivialized forms of religious observance which amount to no more than a consumer preference, the culture maintains a posture of tolerance.
You can see why they’re so upset with Brown, and why I’m so happy she was confirmed. Her performance as a Supreme Court justice in California was excellent, even though the California Bar gave her low ratings at the time of her nomination to the Appeals Court on account of her not having previous judging experience. I’d love to see her on the Supreme Court one day, alongside Richard Posner, Alex Kozinski, and Chief Justice Thomas.
A link to Justice Brown’s resume is attached. It is interesting that someone so disparaging of government has spent virtually her entire professional life drinking from the government trough.
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/supreme/justices/brown.htm
Having worked primarily in political jobs – the Legislative Counsel writes bills for members of the Legislature, the AG’s office is a stepping-stone to the Governor’s – she’s certainly been in a position to see how the sausage is made.