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chronarchy's newfound anti-Republicanism
I'm certainly not the first one to point this out, but it's quite ironic that this past Monday we had two things happening simultaneously:
- Conservatives decrying the first day of gay marriage in Massachusetts, complaining about those "activist judges"
- Lots of people, including conservatives such as Bush, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
So, why were those nine judges not called "activist judges" like the ones in Massachusetts?
chronarchy's newfound anti-RepublicanismI'm certainly not the first one to point this out, but it's quite ironic that this past Monday we had two things happening simultaneously:
- Conservatives decrying the first day of gay marriage in Massachusetts, complaining about those "activist judges"
- Lots of people, including conservatives such as Bush, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Fifty years ago today, nine judges announced that they had looked at the Constitution and saw no justification for the segregation and humiliation of an entire race. Here at the corner of 15th and Monroe, and at schools like it across America, that was a day of justice -- and it was a long time coming.
So, why were those nine judges not called "activist judges" like the ones in Massachusetts?
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I despise that term. I've been hearing it for a while.
Someone in Congress was recently talking about overturning Marbury v. Madison because that's where "judicial activism" started.
Of course, the guy had a point: the Supreme Court doesn't have the right to overturn laws on the basis of constitutionality according to the Constitution. They kind of gave themselves that power. But I personally think it's *very* justified.
Time to go read my constitution to make sure I'm right about that previous paragraph. . .