Archive for the 'Strict constructionism' Category

Bang, bang! *UPDATED*

Bookworm on Jun 26 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Gun control, Judges, Judicial activism, Strict constructionism

Just in time for July 4th, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Second Amendment says what it means and means what it says.
I personally am not now, nor have I ever been, a gun owner.  I keep meaning to go the local firing range and take lessons (operating on the principle that, since I’m surprisingly [...]

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An insight into judicial activism

Bookworm on Mar 18 2006 | Filed under: Judges, Judicial activism, Strict constructionism

[This is one of my recent posts that was pretty much unavailable due to Blogger troubles, so I'm republishing it, slightly edited, here.]
Apparently Justice Ginsburg, while in South Africa, was heaping disrespect on the American Constitution. (What is it lately with American public figures going abroad to denigrate America? Think Al Gore here.) Anyway, as [...]

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