The Limits of 'Growth' - Justice O'Connor becomes a full-fledged judicial activist ~ John Fund

Opinion Journal ^ | December 11, 2003 | John Fund

[Elle Bee]

Justice O'Connor becomes a full-fledged judicial activist.

Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:01 a.m.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor more or less completed her ideological journey toward judicial activism yesterday when she cast the deciding vote upholding the McCain-Feingold restrictions on campaign speech. Proponents of judicial restraint who were leery of her when Ronald Reagn appointed her in 1981 acknowledge that even they didn't expect her to come under the sway of elite opinion as much as she has.

[Elle Bee]

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[cars for sale]

I think ole O'Conner has an FBI file out there

[iopscusa]

IMPEACH, IMPEACH and IMPEACH any Traitor to their oath to uphold the Constitution of the USA!

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

IMPEACH, IMPEACH and IMPEACH any Traitor to their oath to uphold the Constitution of the USA!

That would include five Justices, Pres. Bush, and a majority of Senators and Congressmen. Impeachment is justified, but it's not going to happen as long as the majority in Congress doesn't give a damn about the Constitution and the rule of law. Congress's silence for decades of judicial activism has granted judges the license to ignore the Constitution and has persuaded a majority of the remaining oligarchs to ignore it as well.

[metesky]

The door was opened for all this when liberals and conservatives alike started several years ago the claim that the 1st Amendment did not apply to commercial speech and the courts went along with banning cigarette and liquor ads.

When "reasonable people" went along with this semantic game the chase was on and it was only a matter of time before "reasonable people" began to think that political speech could also be curtailed.

By the way, "reasonable people" also think that "common sense" restrictions on the 2nd Amendment are just fine.

[Always Right]

I may vote Republican, but I am certainly not gonna send money to these traitors.

[Arrowhead1952]

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor more or less completed her ideological journey toward judicial activism yesterday when she cast the deciding vote upholding the McCain-Feingold restrictions on campaign speech.

Seems to me that O'Connor has joined Jumpin Jim Jeffords and defected to the liberal left. She needs to resign. The only problem is, the RATs will never let a TRUE conservative justice get on the Supreme Court.

[jmaroneps37]

This is the worst decision in my lifetime. Yes I know W was part of this but; turning away from him will only hurt us more. Let's pray that conservatives don't stay home next year over this.

[blackdog]

How absurd that O'Connor is described as a resident of Arizona. O'Connor lives in Europe, specifically France, during times when the USSC is out of session which happens to be about half the year. She jets in at the last possible second before her sessions begin.

May she rot in an eternal place which she has created for herself. She's a globalist child killing skank.

[uncbob]

Proponents of judicial restraint who were leery of her when Ronald Reagn appointed her in 1981 acknowledge that even they didn't expect her to come under the sway of elite opinion as much as she has.

Even Reagan gave in to the PC crowd and had a woman's seat set for the court

[gaspar]

You call this the worst decision in your lifetime and then seek to absolve Bush from blame? Both Bush and O'Conner are Rockefeller Republicans, by birth and by instinct. Bush, however, campaigned against a campaign finance bill and then ducked for cover when the going got tough. He shold have vetoed the bill, but making a move even "Slick Willy" would approve, passed the buck to an activist Supreme Court.

In sum, Bush's domestic politics have been an utter disaster for both the Republican party and the nation.

[yatros from flatwater]

Exactly! This "law" greatly favors incumbents and we would be asking those most likely to benefit to impeach their benefactors.

[Don Corleone]

Another sad day for us in Arizona. She is a disgrace!