Why we need conservative judges

[Mr. Goodbytes]

Because liberal ones try to create their own laws. Here. It's been a long-held belief of mine that liberal politicians want liberal judges in order to help along an agenda that would never pass in Congress or state legislatures. More proof here if this isn't overturned.

A federal judge says it could be cruel and unusual punishment to deprive a convicted killer from getting a sex change, and taxpayers must pick up the tab for medical treatment leading to the procedure.

[Epidemic]

Well thank god for this at least

[Mr. Goodbytes]

But you see what I mean then? Liberal judges find "new meaning" in the Constitution when it suits them so that they can legislate from the bench. Notice, the people of this country would never allow this to fly, but a judge, not elected by the people, has the ability to abuse his or her seat and subvert the law by changing it, so to speak. Mind you, the Judicial Branch is supposed to have no power to change or create laws. Can justices be impeached?

[crouse]

A federal judge says it could be cruel and unusual punishment to deprive a convicted killer from getting a sex change, and taxpayers must pick up the tab for medical treatment leading to the procedure.

Mark Brooks, who believes he's a "girl inside" and calls himself Jessica Lewis, and is suing the Clinton Correctional Facility in Putnam County, N.Y., for $500,000 to finance a gender transfer.

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WHAT A CROCK OF S*** !!!!! The only thing this guy deserves is a swift kick in the a** for wasting taxpayers time and money.

As far as "serious" medical conditions go...... is he going to die from this if it doesn't get done?? NO !! What a load of crap.

From the poll results epidemic posted..

It's 3754 to 32

32 people favor letting this guy have a sex change operation at the expense of the taxpayers.

I guess if those 32 taxpayers and the idiot judge want to personally fund it..... fine..... otherwise I say their on crack or something.........

This guy deserves a bullet in his head instead of $500,000 of taxpayer money

[MTAtech]

There are two assumptions in this thread that should be immediately dispelled.

1) that activists courts are a bad thing. In the 18th century, the court was not activist and it did nothing to enlarge or deepen democracy. In the 19th century, it was still not activist and it found in the Dred Scott decision that African-Americans could not be citizens within the meaning of our Constitution. In 1896, even after equal protection was added to the Constitution, the Court upheld governmental segregation of public accommodations. In the 20th century, the court adhered to "separate but equal" all the way up until 1954. In the first several decades of the 20th century, it struck down dozens of progressive federal and state laws regulating the work place and the economy.

It wasn’t until the Warren Court, a brief period, that there was activism. The Warren Court spelled out the principle of "one person, one vote," which should be the organizing principle of political democracy. It gave the people more protection from the government.

2) The contention that liberal courts are more activist than conservative courts is just non-sense. Jamin Raskin in his latest book, Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court vs. The American People, contends the current Supreme Court is one of the most activist courts in U.S. history. However, in this court, the rights of corporations are favored over individuals. It sides with ‘State’s Rights’ when it favors conservative interests but overshadows State’s Rights when conservative interests are federalist. The most spectacular example is Bush v. Gore. Here, the Supreme Court overruled what otherwise would be a State decision. Where was State’s Rights here?

The most interesting part of that decision to me was the sentence in which the court says there is no federally protected constitutional right to vote. The Court essentially denied the right that most people assume is at the heart of democracy. Time and space do not allow all the examples.

[crouse]

oh yeah Clinton Correctional Facility how ironic .

[Toddly]

We don't need conservative judges. We need fair and impartial judges.