Leahy: the Roberts Court "a very, very activist court"

[usregimechange]

"Well, I think that there is -- right now, as Justice Stevens himself has said because of some of the decisions of the Supreme Court, they are beginning to lose credibility with the American people. Actually, and not for the reasons you may think, I agree with what Jeff Sessions has said, they have rewritten the law. This is a very, very activist court, the most activist court in my lifetime...

They rewrote the law to say that... women could be paid less than men.

They rewrote the law to say that age discrimination laws won't apply if corporate interests don't want them to.

They rewrote the law to give ExxonMobil a $2 billion windfall.

And they rewrote the law to say that corporations could come in and meddle in elections in this country.

...All of those things went against the precedent..." -Senator Leahy, today, bullets added.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/vp/36388829#36388829


Sessions had to try and defend his support for judicial activism. Got to love it!

[Zenlitened]

1. THAT is how it's done!

:applause: for Sen. Leahy.

[elleng]

2. Excellent!

and similar to point made by, george will, http://thinkprogress.org/2010/04/11/will-activist-judges/

ITS HAPPENING! THEY'RE BEING HOIST with THEIR OWN PETARDS!!!!!

[usregimechange]

3. I just love watching Sessions eat his own tactics.

[Sebastian Doyle]

4. Good job Pat, but you left out the worst activist betrayal of all

When they overturned an election on December 12, 2000 :evilfrown:

That was the worst case of five Bush Crime Family appointees practicing "judicial activism" ever.

[usregimechange]

5. he could have kept going for quite a while

[malaise]

7. 100% correct

have no fear that will be discussed before the week is out. :D

[malaise]

6. Bravo Senator Leahy

Nail the bastards. :yourock: