Opinion ID: 437633
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Solutions

Text: 33 Several methods exist whereby the concerns expressed in parts I and II of this opinion can be treated and the difficulties I help create today can be ameliorated. The first would be for me to change my mind. I will confess to have wavered many times in the course of reviewing this appeal. Ultimately, however, I cannot escape McClung, a decision of the Supreme Court, which no matter how antiquated, I am not free to overrule. The Supreme Court, by contrast, has far greater freedom and greater authority in interpreting its cases than do courts of appeal; it also may find that, because statutes can adapt to fit the needs of changing times, the All Writs Act now permits what, in the time of McIntire and McClung it did not. 4 With a split in the circuits now existing, there is now all the more reason for Supreme Court review in this area. 5 Finally, of course, legislative action may provide for greater flexibility than exists by virtue of our decision today. Congress may conclude that our interpretations of its prior commands has been erroneous or decide to issue new commands in light of changed circumstances. While I do not presume to tell Congress what result to reach, I do suggest that it is a problem, among many, worthy of its consideration. 34