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To: JohnM who wrote (2844)6/29/2003 1:32:37 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793868
 
We've had conservative judicial activism up the whazoo for a good many years now.


Yes. It all started with FDR. I was thinking yesterday, "we don't have a term for a Judge-run Government, but that was where we were heading."

When you get laws made by the Courts, it is fiat Government, and the polarization of the country is complete. Knocking down laws they don't like is one thing. Making laws they like, instead of saying, "that's for the legislature to decide," is another.



To: JohnM who wrote (2844)7/2/2003 12:37:45 AM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793868
 
This ruling didn't merely overturn a statute. It created law. As O'Connor stated in her opinion, the statute could've been narrowly rejected on equal protection grounds. Kennedy created a rule out of thin air where none existed before, and in spite of precedent. That is legislating from the bench, and it is blatantly in violation of seperation of powers.

Derek


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