[yoe]

Bell noted that the courts "must recognize their role as the 'weakest branch of government' and pay due deference to the legislative and executive branches." He also noted that judges must be committed to a "reasoned vs. 'result-oriented' decisions."

Could it possibly be that the ‘bench’ is returning to reading the law as it was intended to be? Our law schools teach activism rather than how to read law and act accordingly. They rule from the bench rather than the books, a very dangerous precedent for the last 10 or so years.

[outlawcam]

They rule from the bench rather than the books, a very dangerous precedent for the last 10 or so years.

That's an optimistic estimation. Everson v. Board of Education was decided in 1947, and there were plenty more before that.

[billorites]

Pity he couldn't nominate someone named "Chad."