If you didn’t already know (and you probably do), would you be able to match the senator with the quote?
One recent quote:
It is one of the worst decisions in the history of this country. Our first obligation is the safety and security of this nation and the men and women who defend it. This decision will harm our ability to do that. … I argue against it and will do what I can to at least narrow down some of the wide open aspects of this Supreme Court decision.
Another recent quote:
Congress has passed laws to protect Americans in these areas, but in case after case, the Supreme Court has ignored the intent of Congress in passing these measures, oftentimes turning these laws on their heads[.]
One quote was of course from Republican John McCain prattling about that pesky Suspension Clause; the other was from Democrat Pat Leahy prattling about that pesky Supremacy Clause.
And both were, of course, also prattling about those pesky “judicial activists” on the Supreme Court.
Consistent, Constitution-respecting, freedom-celebrating jurisprudence is non-partisan. Inconsistent, Constitution-trampling, freedom-infringing jurisprudence is bipartisan. Note the subtle, but all-important, distinction: “Non-partisan” is not the same as “bipartisan.”
The only reality-based definition of “activist judge” is “a judge who disagrees with me.” It’s also the most mockworthy definition.
