The newest judicial decision that affects this presidential race just was handed down yesterday. Conservatives have lost three key decisions: Gay marriage in California, Islamist terrorists getting US citizen rights and now we have the trifecta of Child rapist being removed from list of crimes than states can give the death penalty. Even though Obama came out against the last decision it still puts pressure on him.
Why? Because up to 3 Supreme Court justices appear ready to retire. They are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. Obama will have a near rubber stamp with a Dem congress, though to radical a choice would invite a filibuster from Senate Repubs.
We expect another big one, which is DC's law on gun control. If that one goes for DC and against guns (it probably won't) you will have a groundswell of support for McCain who rejects activist judges who legislate from the bench. The Dems need those judges to get many of their plans to work. Just look at abortion and ecological decisions. How very different it would be if judges just interpreted the law.
Update: Team Obama just breathed a big sigh of relief, SCOTUS (supreme court) just gave gun control activists a big defeat. DC handgun control is removed in a person's home.
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A judicial oligarchy is the greatest threat to the freedoms that we've been granted in the Constitution. It was no mistake that the first three words of that document state "We the people...".
If a liberal, activist judiciary continues to wield absolute power (look at Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions for examples) we can forget the rest.
Great comments colorado. We need someone that will bring us judges like Roberts, Alito...
Ain't gonna happen with Obama.
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