'Disrobed': How Conservatives Can Take Back the Courts

Human Events Online ^ | Jun 22, 2006 | Lisa De Pasquale

[Jaysun]

Some of what he advocates is judicial activism, just not liberal judicial activism. I'm against this. We don't need activist judges - that's our current problem!

If activist judges are done away with (both left and right) conservatives win.

[quietolong]

>>> How Conservatives Can Take Back the Courts <<<<

Start with taking back the colleges & K-12 schools

[Dante3]

Many would agree with you.

[KoRn]

"Anybody else have a problem with this statement?"

I sure do. A "conservative activist judge" is an activist judge all the same as a liberal activist judge. I prefer a judge who is an activist for the constitution, not some political ideology.

[Valpal1]

The Wall Street Journal carried a Letter to the Editor which argued that there should be an economist on the Supreme Court.

I immediately thought, ". . . and I know just the person for that role - Thomas Sowell!"And then I looked at the byline of the letter. It was written by Thomas Sowell!!

Just think if Reagan had done that instead of naming Sandra Liberal O'Connor!

Deja Vu all over again. Thought that many times myself.

[garbageseeker]

Bought the book. Its awesome.

[LibertarianInExile]

Perhaps imprecision in my prior post needs to be clarified.

"There is no discussion of law review articles or citation to foreign law except that established before 1776."

And certainly, the intent of legislators in drafting law AFTER the Constitution was written may be relevant in interpreting ambiguity. But I do hold to the notion that the language is premier, and so if the plain meaning of the Constitutional language is clear, the historic nature or origin of the words is irrelevant and uninterpretable other than as drafted.

[khnyny]

["Also, I would love to see a conservative activist judge take over a failing school district and impose a school voucher program"
Anybody else have a problem with this statement?]

No, I don't.

[khnyny]

Thanks for the ping on this one. I have this book, but haven't had a chance to read it yet! I think Disrobed should be required reading along with Mark Levin's "Men in Black".

[Dante3]

The scary part is that judges are getting away with making the most outrageous decisions, blatantly violating their oath of office, and interfering into every aspect of our lives. Scores of judges have given a pass to dangerous pedophiles, one judge in Arizona even dictated the school budget and graduating requirements for the state, etc.

We have been moving towards a dictatorship of judges - a krytocracy, and in some parts of the country it is a reality. There is no excuse for letting them get away with it, but our elected officials are doing just that.

[Bob Ireland]

It seems to me that GW has let us down; Harriet Miers was an indicator that points to our disappointment. GW has not fought for his judicial nominees - until the SCOTUS nominees in his second term. Estrada withdrew his name - after being smeared mercilessly for four years: for what? His life ruined for nothing!

I understand there are a number of lower court nominees still languishing, and may continue to do so until Bush leaves office. That would be a real travesty.

If those postings go un-filled and a Dem is elected to the WH in two years [G*d forbid!!!], the courts will continue to be the greatest enemy of the Constitution.

Since Bush became Prez the SCOTUS has abridged the First Amend [CFR], the Fourth Amend [property rights] and now have abridged the Prez's ability to wage war... It isn't hard to see the rest of the Bill of Rights being ploughed under.

FReegards,
Bob I

[Dante3]

I find it strange that President Bush has been so reluctant to fill court vacancies.

[Jim Robinson]

Well, I remember how hard we all worked to keep Al Gore and the corrupt Democrats from stealing the election in 2000 and how happy we were on Inauguration Day. And despite the disappointments with CFR, etc, I thank God every day that Bush was president on 9/11 and not Gore. And then all that had to be repeated in 2004. Thank God the treasonous John Kerry was blocked from stealing that election. And thank God that neither Gore or Kerry are appointing our judges today. I see it as one of the most important things we can do this November for ourselves and our posterity is to give the president an even greater majority in the Senate so he can continue replacing liberal activists with constitutionalists in the courts. Especially since there may be at least one more opening on the SCOTUS before Bush's term is up. If we get another like Roberts or Alito on the bench, we'll begin seeing a lot more of those 5 to 4 decisions going our way for a change. Hang in there, Bob. Purging the liberal activists from the judiciary is the key to winning this 100 year war against the socialists and that's why the Democrats and RINOs are working overtime at being fat-assed obstructionists. We've got them on the run. Don't go wobbly on us now.

Hope you're having a great Independence Day!!

[Bob Ireland]

***Don't go wobbly on us now***

You have put your finger on the challenge; after so many years of voting - right up to where I am now in the majority - I still have no representation in D.C. When a conservative does stand up - like Delay - they are destroyed by the commies and our side cowers in the corner slavering all over themselves in abject fear.

...then, here in Fla, they have pretty much disenfranchised me. This state is run by Repubs, yet they gerrymandered me out of west Orlando [where I live] and put me into West Jacksonville, where I don't even know the area code. My state and federal reps are all Dem communists who could care less if I drop dead... and I am overwhelmingly out-voted by the dumbest people in America.

So my vote only counts for U.S. Senate and Prez...

Still, you are right: all we can do is hang in there and keep bailing out the ocean... maybe someday my prince will come! ;-)

[DBeers]

Bought the book. Its awesome.

I recently saw the author interviewed on C-SPAN and it sounded like a good book with good advice...

[garbageseeker]

I strongly urge you and anyone out there to purchase the book. It is a blueprint to take back our country and give the liberals a taste of their own medicine.

[tacticalogic]

There's where you separate the old-school political conservatives from the socially conservative political opportunists.