Rand Paul: “I’m a judicial activist.”

The Volokh Conspiracy ^ | January 15, 2015 | Orin Kerr

[Viennacon]

I want 95% of federal judges FIRED without pension. This is justice and the American way. The judiciary raped america

[2ndDivisionVet]

Is he auditioning to be Hillary’s running mate?

[cpdiii]

In a recent speech, Senator Rand Paul urged an audience of conservatives to embrace judicial activism.

"WELL BYE." Your 15 minutes of fame are over.

"He is dead Jim"
"He is not pining for fjords." He is bereft of life, he is no more, he has passed on to his celestial reward, this is a dead f---ing presidential run.

[faithhopecharity]

Rand, if we want more judicial activism we’ll vote democrat. We don’t need you.

[doc1019]

The start of my personal "no way in hell" list:

Rand Paul, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Chris Christie

[EternalVigilance]

Paul suggests that Roe v. Wade is a tougher case for him because abortion involves a clash of rights.

It's tough only if you're stupid.

The right to life is the supreme individual right. It is the one right without which no other right can ever possibly be enjoyed.

[faithhopecharity]

Understood.

[SoConPubbie]

It's tough only if you're stupid.

And lacking in basic morals.

And that is why Rand Paul will never get my vote, irrespective of his policy positions. His behavior, at best, leaves you sure he will do anything to become POTUS.

For a Christian Conservative, that is intolerable.

[onedoug]

A public hack is more to the point.

[skinkinthegrass]

Ron (My Senator), *PLEASE!* take your Looney Tune © ideas (and Daddy, too)
to that great hazardous materials bin in the sky. I'm really sorry I voted for you.
You really should stop smoking "that weed".

[Pontiac]

Senator Paul also endorses co-blogger Randy Barnett’s idea of replacing the presumption of constitutionality with a presumption of unconstitutionality (what Barnett calls the presumption of liberty). According to Paul, he doesn’t like judicial legislation but he does want judges defending his freedom.

I like this idea.

The courts should review laws in this frame of mind.

The US Constitution places very precise limits on the powers of congress to enact laws. The courts in the past have stretched these powers far beyond the powers envisioned by the founders.

If we are going to have activist judges it would be nice to have activism in defense of liberty for a change.

[SoConPubbie]

If we are going to have activist judges it would be nice to have activism in defense of liberty for a change.

Too bad Rand Paul is supporting unconstitutional behavior here to supposedly protect the constitution.

[Plummz]

So you support Roberts’ pro-Obamacare opinion as “Constitutional”?

[SoConPubbie]

So you support Roberts’ pro-Obamacare opinion as “Constitutional”?

Why would I?

That can be lumped with judicial activism, or maybe just unconstitutional behavior.

[Plummz]

You should consider reading what you’re commenting on.

[PubliusMM]

Rand Paul has written himself off the prospects list for pubbie review in the upcoming election cycle. Stuff like this ‘judicial activism’ admission simply seal the deal.
To your point, 2DV, he ought to simply switch to the dhimmicraps and jump on the Hildebeast bandwagon.

[Dr. Sivana]

R. Paul’s on board with Griswold?! That was the foundation of Roe v. Wade. I am starting to think that R. Paul is either too clever, or worse than his old man, who at least had a clean sheet on states’ rights.

[Old Sarge]

Son Of Paul.

‘Nuff said.

[theBuckwheat]

One path to more liberty is to empower juries to understand their rights to exercise justice and to help them avoid being a pliable tool of government. This is the role of the Fully Informed Jury. see http://fija.org/

The jury is really the last place in the government structure where citizens can reign in a government that has run amok. A person cannot be convicted of a crime unless and until his indictment has been voted by a Grand Jury and then at trial voted to convict by a Petite Jury.

If government passes an unjust law, citizens should not hesitate to decline to vote to indict or to convict. Where government cannot get sufficient juries to convict, unjust laws are rendered moot.