Monday, September 24, 2012

Judicial Activism or Activism Against Judicial?

Ya see? Here's the kind of thing that's gonna get this country into more trouble than people realize. Out in Iowa, many ultra-conservative voters called for three state Supreme Court justices to be recalled because of a single vote. It had to do with same sex marriages. Now whether you are for or against same sex marriages isn't the question. The question, when it came to the court was; is the law constitutional or not. If a law is written that is clearly unconstitutional and apparently this one was because the decision was unanimous, then those three judges did the right thing. They did it regardless of whether they had a preference in the law or not. Well, now they're trying to oust another of the justices to be recalled for the same vote. This time they're bringing out the heavy guns. Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana and former Pennsylvania Senator and failed  presidential candidate who won the caucuses io Iowa, Rick Santorum to campaign against this justice. This is  completely inappropriate judicial activism on the part of rabidly fundamentalist group. The justice, David Wiggins, refuses to take money from potential supporters because he believes that to be inappropriate and against the principles of an independent judiciary. We should all applaud him, on the other hand it could cost him his job. So why does this sort of thing in Iowa relate to elsewhere in the country? Because this kind of activism is slithering into nearly all states. These groups are intent on forcing the country and it's courts to rule in their favor or be kicked out. The problem is that although you may agree on a particular subject with these groups, you may not agree with on other subjects. That's not good enough. To these groups you must kowtow completely on every subject every time. That's not American. That's not freedom. That's the kind of demand placed by the likes of Hitler, Stalin, Osama BinLaden and Syria's dictator. It will be a shame if Judge Wiggins is forced out. You and I will loose.

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