She trots out the proverbial activist federal judges trope... B!tch please! James Madison stated at the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1829, “In republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of minority.†President Thomas Jefferson proclaimed in his first inaugural address, “All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression.†Independent judicial protection of rights by judges who are appointed and serve for life helps (certain Supreme Court justices notwithstanding) to ensure justice and the protection of individual rights over the rights of bigoted, racist, fearful, and manipulated majorities..
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:50:27 +0000
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