Came across a quote from none other than Justice Antonin Scalia.
Scalia is the darling of every conservative for his originalism philosphy.
His quote specifically nails the tired old right wing mantra of activist judges.
Scalia dismisse[s] activist judge as a "conclusory" label we apply when we dislike of the result in a given case.
How true that is. You'll notice that right wingers are very quick to extol the virtues of the court when a decision falls their way, but when the decision cuts the other direction, epithets fly like spit balls in an alternative classroom.
This comes from Dahlia Lithwick on Slate.com
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