Why are only "Liberal" Judges ..."Activist judges"

[SoCalDem]

I know I may be approaching this from a biased position, but whenever I see a court case written about, it seems to me that liberal judges are the ones who INSIST on the constitution being at least PART of their decision..

The real "activists" seem to be the conservo-bot judges who seem to want to try every case based on WWJD or some "good ole boy" rationale..

If the constitution "guarantees" equal rights to all, why would deciding in favor of that principle, be "activist"?

I am sick up to here with that nasty "code speak".. I wish they would at least be adult, and say what they really mean..

Their thought process could be summed up in very few words..

"Hi, we're the republicans and we are here to force help you overcome your salacious desires,teach your kids to be god-fearing Jesus-lovers,relieve rich people from the burden of taxpaying, makie sure that minorities stay "where they belong",let big business do whatever they want to do (because they are our benefactors), and part of that is sending poor people to jail when they mess up, while letting rich people off the hook."

[GOPisEvil]

1. Damn liberal media. Always getting things wrong.

</sarcasm>

[Mistress Quickly]

2. Because they are

radical and out-of-the-mainstream...oh wait a minute, I thought you said reich-wing judges.

My bad.

[Faygo Kid]

3. They are not; attorney here.

Can't tell you how many times I have seen the right wing judges and justices in my state fail to uphold civil rights, age discrimination, etc. laws passed by the legislature. They are the real activist judges - active in slapping the average person down, despite the laws in place to protect that person.

[earthman dave]

4. Because the right-wing define the terms and frame the issues

You might as well ask: Why are only official enemies "terrorists"?

[tarheel]

5. It seems to me that

the job of the judiciary, from the federal level all the way down to the state and local level, is to interpet what the law actually says or means. Is it not ?

Apparently, according to conservatives though, an activist judge is anyone who, in the exercising of this responsibility, arrives at a conclusion or interpetation of the meaning of the law, that conservatives disagree with.

Not withstanding that the conservatives don't base their interpetation on the actual law, but rather on so called morality and righteousness, of which they are the sole guardians.

[Strapping Buck]

6. I'm not disagreeing with you necessarily, but...

let's at least define some terms and make sure we talking about the same things.

You asked:

"If the constitution "guarantees" equal rights to all, why would deciding in favor of that principle, be "activist"?"

In your above question, who does "all" refer to. This is not a simplistic question, by the way.

[SharonAnn]

7. Because only "conservatives" own the media

Or something like that.

[HootieMcBoob]

8. Brown vs Board of Education

Activist judges. How many times have judges had to step in and do the right thing when spineless racist politicians were unable or unwilling to risk their necks. The Judicial branch is an equal branch of the government and their job in interpreting the laws is just as important as the legislative or judicial.

Have I told you today how much I really hate these people?
:)

[tom_paine]

9. The usual Orwellian Double-Standards associated with Totalitarian

Socities.

Basically, the same reason it was impossible for the German media to give the Jews a fair shake.