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To: bigsigh
Judicial Activism = when the court does something we don't like.

No - judicial activism is when the courts make law. Determining whether a law passed by the legislature is unconstitutional or not (which is what the Texas Supremes did) is one of the true duties of the judiciary.

78 posted on 11/23/2005 7:18:18 AM PST by green iguana
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To: green iguana; weegie

Relax, my post was a sarcastic response to some of the comments here.


118 posted on 11/23/2005 10:01:16 AM PST by bigsigh
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