Sen. Al Franken talks about judicial activism
Watch as Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) talks about the judicial activism of the Roberts Supreme Court:
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The thought that that guy was in the entertainment industry is just amazing to me, it’s almost hypnotic how boring he is.
Anway – I’ll admit, I haven’t read the Rent-a-center ruling or details on the case, but just pulling from what Franken said…
Are you trying to make the claim that it was a activism for the Court to honor the work contract agreed to by two parties? If so, that’s a very peculiar definition of activism.
There are certainly fools who call themselves conservatives who seem to call anything they disagree with activism. But apparently you don’t seem to have any better understanding of it. Activism is ignoring the law and replacing it’s guidance with your own opinion.
If you really want to understand what activism is, just read Breyer. His book or any of his rulings. It’s not a left/right, conservative/liberal issue. There certainly are justices on the left who don’t base their opinions on…well…making stuff up the way Breyer does. With decent judges, you cannot necessarily know their personal opinions on something based on their rulings – because it’s based on the law – or their opinion on the law. With activist justices like Breyer, you know exactly what their personal opinion on the issue is because that drives their decision. From there, having decided, “I like abortion,” “Government censorship is OK if I don’t like what those being censored are saying,” “I don’t like guns,” their arguments are twisted around however necessary to support their position. Creating new law is just a means to an end.