Sen. Arlen Specter took the opportunity of his farewell address to lambast not only the "ideological cannibalism" of his fellow politicians, but also the judicial activism of the Supreme Court, calling on Congress to "stop the Supreme Court from further eroding their constitutional mandate of separation of powers."
"The Supreme Court has been eating Congress' lunch by invalidating legislation with judicial activism after nominees commit under oath in confirmation proceedings to respect congressional fact-finding and precedent, that is, stare decisis," Specter said, citing Citizens United as an example.
"Chief justice Roberts promised to just call balls and strikes, and then he moved the bases," Specter added.
Specter acknowledged that Congress must recognize the importance of judicial independence, but suggested Congress "at least" require televised court proceedings " to provide some transparency to inform the public about what the court is doing, since it has the final word on cutting issues of the day."
Watch Specter's statement below.
Sen. Arlen Specter previously 
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