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To: Constant Reader who wrote (443)	6/6/2005 11:08:39 AM
From: one_less	Respond to of 541403

It will be interesting to see how it plays out. It is true that Dems like activist judges at the moment and that the politicians are not likely to effect changes by them selves. However, if conservative judges start behaving as activist judges to counter the effects of liberal judges, Dems will withdraw their support of this type of conduct and the voters may well act to remove such judges from the bench, or the judges may stop the behavior when popular appeal to do so reaches their ear. At the moment they are revered as champions of the left, so they will likely continue.

To: Constant Reader who wrote (443)	6/6/2005 11:08:39 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541403

I tend to agree about the courts not buckling to pinhead pressure from various figures on the Hill. As for eliminating discussion, I am trying to nudge everyone into practical discussions. Otherwise we can just go in circles with wonderful schemes all day. A prescription for what should be done in the world doesn't hold much water if it's either impractical or totally unlikely to happen. Seems to me the center needs to rebut the partisan ideologues by finding real solutions to real problems. That's the only way they have to distinguish themselves from the rabid sloganeering on the right and the left. I am not trying to close off discussion about principles; I will just remain skeptical of their utility absent a way to use them. The alternative is a Political Philosophy 101 thread which might be interesting to some, but I already did that in college more than 20 years ago.