High Court Justices Seek Security Boost (at hearing/R questions rulings)

WASHINGTON - Two Supreme Court justices urged Congress on Tuesday to provide more money to boost security at their building, saying recent attacks on federal judges underscore the need.
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"One thing that astounded me when I joined the court 13 years ago was how inadequate security was," Thomas said. "Passions get pretty high. I think we've been on borrowed time for a long time."

At one point during the hearing, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (news, bio, voting record), R-Kan., asked Kennedy to explain the court's 5-4 ruling last month overturning the juvenile death penalty partly because of international sentiment against it. Kennedy wrote the opinion; Thomas dissented.

"Lately we've had rulings that seem to go beyond the rule of law," Tiahrt said, repeating a criticism frequently made by Justice Antonin Scalia, also a dissenter in that opinion. "We want to make sure we have separation of powers, but also make sure the Constitution is upheld."
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Rep. Ed Pastor (news, bio, voting record), D-Ariz., took a veiled shot at Republicans who have called for impeaching judges they see as activist. He said he doesn't always agree with the Supreme Court, "but it doesn't mean we have to argue and yell and in some cases call for your impeachment."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050412/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_congress

is that all Republicans do these days?