Good to see this coverage in the Times; I've long bemoaned the ignorance on display when partisans complain about judges doing their job -- that is, overturning unconstitutional and porrly-crafted legislation.
"Activism is not necessarily a bad thing. The Supreme Court is supposed to strike down laws that are unconstitutional or otherwise flawed. Clearly, all nine justices, from across the political spectrum, believe this, since they all regularly vote to strike down laws. What is wrong is for one side to pretend its judges are not activist, and turn judicial activism into a partisan talking point, when the numbers show a very different story."
[Full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/opinion/11mon2.html]
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