Prop 8 Protest Information Thread

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Maybe I'm confused but if every judge thought the way you do, then there should be no disagreements in the Supreme Court. There wouldn't be a concern about who is appointing judges to the Supreme Court if they were all interpreting law correctly. I can't for a second believe that someone like Scalia has never voted without his conservative agenda in mind.

He's not saying all judges make correct decisions or don't vote according to an agenda. He's saying that the term "legislate from the branch" (and I'd lump "activist judge" in with it) is a deceitful misnomer used to dismiss decisions that conservatives happen to not agree with.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

...a deceitful misnomer used to dismiss decisions that conservatives happen to not agree with.

Couldn't it also apply to a decision that a liberal happens to not agree with as well? Or a moderate?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Couldn't it also apply to a decision that a liberal happens to not agree with as well? Or a moderate?

You'd be hard pressed to find liberals or moderates using either of those terms.They are dismissive phrases used almost exclusively by right wing political hacks attempting to discredit the judicial branch.

You'll find liberals disagreeing with particular rulings, but you will not find them outright dismissing the role of the courts.

[JWBear]

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Couldn't it also apply to a decision that a liberal happens to not agree with as well? Or a moderate?

It could. But so far, it has been a term used exclusivly by the right.