"[The Supreme Court] is a totally different ball game. ... A circuit court judge is bound by stare decisis. They don't get to make new law. They have to abide by [legal precedent]."
-Senator Joseph Biden on July 3, 2005 Face the Nation, when asked whether that would break the Senate's much-heralded compromise last month not to filibuster judicial appointments except under "extraordinary circumstances."
Oh, only Supreme Court judges get to make law. I get it now. (Which is why the Dems are fighting so hard for the judiciary...and why conservatives need to wake up and fight like they want to win)!
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Dems Finally Admit Judges Make Law
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I bet he didn't mean to tell the truth! It just slipped out.
One of the central reasons for an independent judiciary is to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. The courts do not make laws, everyone knows this. Despite the fact the majority of Americans are completely ignorant in civics allows public opinion to be manipulated by politicians seeking to further the interests of those who fund their campaigns and the business interests of their friends.
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