Posted on 06/02/2009 9:26:20 AM PDT by Capagrl
Roe v. Wade.
Birth/abortion is not mentioned in the Constitution or its Amendments.
Do you really think, in today’s age, that you’ll be able to convince this guy regardless of all the evidence you give him?
I doubt it.
The very oath of a SCOTUS justice says that they are to dispense justice without regards to persons. That means their race, sexual orientation, tax class or whatever never comes into it
Perhaps you can’t find the information you seek because conservative judges follow the constitution and cannot be accused of legislating from the bench. I believe Roe v Wade is an example of making law through judicial ruling.
Yeah, start with the judicial activists that decided “all men” did not include free slaves, and thus could never vote or be citizens (Dred Scot).
While I don’t know where the specific term originates, it refers to the basic “Separation of Powers” concept. The legislature legislates, not the judiciary.
In my opinion, the Left doesn’t know or appreciate what the separation of powers means. During the “Gang of Seven” judicial filibuster episode, Dems defended the use of the filibuster on Separation of Powers grounds. Apparently, the separate powers the Dems saw were not the three branches of government, but Dems and Pubs in the Senate had separate powers.
Look at judges who rule in favor of gay marriage after the people have voted to oppose it.
Also, Social Security.
See this list for more:
http://www.legalaffairs.org/webexclusive/debateclub_cie0505.msp
Check this out.
http://www.verumserum.com/?p=5797
See if you can get a copy of Ted Kennedy’s diatribe on the Senate floor 45 minutes after Judge Bork was nominated for the Supreme Court. Rush played it last week, and I’m almost certain that Kennedy called Bork an “activist” judge, among many other disgraceful accusations he made.
“Men in Black” by Mark Levin.
I just had a liberal friend tell me that the terms "legislating from the bench" and "activist judges" stem ONLY from the right wing nuts.
It's probably true that those specific expressions were coined by conservative-leaning commentators. From a liberal's point of view, "legislating from the bench" just means "exercising reasonable and compassionate jurisprudence".
You cannot use logic or even evidence to convince someone who believes only what he wishes to believe.
All your articles are belong to us...
It’s not even a question of Right v left. It’s a question of staying true to the Constitution or not.
One single object [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation.
"usurping legislation" is what we call "judicial activism" today.
You are due a NEW set of friends:-()
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