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^ yes, GD says it better than I. Sorry I flew off the handle, but being in the law biz (disclaimer: I'm NOT a lawyer), I find the absurd charge of "Activist" judges and "Legislating from the Bench" so completely offensive.
Otherwise, of course, I agree completely with what Gemini Cricket posted above about what a rightwing catch-phrase it has become. And, in turn, that's why it bugs me so much.
Worse, it's a dangerous slope that promotes intolerance for the rule of law. I'm certainly not one to be in lockstep with the rule of law ... but without a certain measure of respect for our judicial system, we're screwed. But of course, not nearly as much as we'd be screwed without our judicial system ... which is why wholesale disrespect for it really bugs me.
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