>-----Original Message----- >From: John W. Redelfs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 2:18 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [ZION] Activist Judges > > >RB Scott wrote: >>I'm growing weary of the tiresome assumption that "activist >>judge" is a negative description. By definition any appellate >>judge worth his gavel is an "activist judge" because >he is often >>asked to interpret constitutional law. I daresay that >one man's >>"activist judge" is another's "strict constitutionalist." I >>recommend the following: instead of tossing about meaningless >>catch phrases, spend more time explaining what you mean, >>demonstrating why a particular court's decision violates the >>spirit and intent of the U.S. Constitution. > >An "activist" judge is one that overturns precedent, >common law, and common >sense in his interpretation of the Constitution. In >doing this he >establishes precedent which is not the job of a judge. >A judge is to >judge, not create new law. --JWR
Surely you recognize the "subjective" nature of such actions: his interpretations may not be yours. Insofar as precedents are concerned in the current thorny matter, it seems there are plenty of related common law precedents in Utah. RBS > >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >////////////////////// >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >///////////////////// -- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
