Judicial activism, liberal versus reactionary
Judicial activism in liberal courts result in equal rights for Americans. Reactionary judicial activism consists of increasing the rights of corporations over Americans, such as keeping individual campaign contributions in check while allowing unlimited corporate donations. Or continuously letting Big Coal destroy mountains and fresh water streams and to hell with the locals.
*Update 8/6/10* Great analysis of 2 recent rulings in favor of gay marriage along with encouraging prognostication of how SCOTUS might rule.
Tags: gay marriage, SCOTUS
August 6th, 2010 at 6:17 am
greenboy, nice take on the relative realities of judicial activism.
Once again, the Republican mantra: I’ve got mine, and the hell with you. There is nothing redeeming about them. Not. One. Thing.