Is "Judicial Activism" just code for

[XemaSab]

"the courts did something I didn't like?"

'Cause many of the Freepers are very, very angry at so-called activist judges, however, it seems like the "activist judge" would be the theoretical guy who didn't agree with 30 of his colleagues and Terri's stated wishes and decided to reinsert the tube. This makes no sense to me. Especially the attacks on Judge Greer... how is he any different than the last 29 judges?

Elucidate me.

[Fenris]

1. That's exactly what it means.

[Sparkly]

2. Has anything been as "activist" as the appointment of the Chimp, 2000?

Yes, it's just whatever the rightwing doesn't like.

They've got the Executive branch, the Legislative Branch, but I guess they want more of the Judicial branch.

[beyurslf]

3. Any even remotely sane defintion of "activist judge" would have to include

the judge actually "acting" on something. Denying cert could never be called "activist." But, I did say "sane"

[Zenlitened]

4. And yet they love Roy Moore... the asshole who was FIRED...

... for refusing a federal order to remove the 10 commandments monument he snuck into his court-house in the dead of night.

Hmmmm... one might almost suspect the freepiots and wingers are being inconsistent in their logic! :spray:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. You can trace that one back to...

The Far-Right(Birchers, KKK, Militias, et al, ad nauseaum). Yes, it is about decisions they don't like, little things like full civil rights for blacks and gays, bussing, hate crimes and all that kind of thing. But it is also about creating a special class of citizen, the "Sovereign Citizen", a person who is not bound by the same laws, or the same amount of laws, as everyone else. Ultimately, they are above the law and can do whatever they damn well please.

[MADem]

6. I think that it is code for

WAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! (Whine, whinge, whimper). Enough with these crybabies....they'd better get a grip, because that dog has never hunted. ;( :mad: :cry: :cry:

[XemaSab]

12. You sure it's not code for

Aaaaaaaaaaaah waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah?

(what can I say, I'm cruel)

[Sparkly]

14. You're both wrong.

It's code for "BOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO They're not letting me control other people, no faaaaaair!! BOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

[politicaholic]

7. Republicans get off on stabbing each other in the back...

From what I understand Judge Greer is a very conservative gentleman. I mean, aren't these the same courts that greased Bush's path to stealing the White House?

Remember, John Mcain is supposedly a traitor and Paul O'Nielle is a terrorist sympathiser according to the republicans in 2000 & 2002.

[The Magistrate]

8. You Have The Right Of It, Ms. Sab

[xray s]

9. They are trying to destroy the judiciary system in this country

They want total dictatorial power in the hands of the executive branch. My guess is they are setting up the total elimination of judicial appeal against the police state they will impose when the next "terra attack" hits the US. Judges are replacing the French as our Object Of Hate.

Freepers are attacking one of their own! Judge Greer is a conservative Baptist Republican.

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/03/06/Tampabay/Quiet_judge_persists_.shtml

...And Greer, vilified by many religious protesters, is a church regular. He also is a conservative Republican in a state whose conservative Republican governor tried to overturn one of Greer's orders.

..."George is the religious right," said lawyer David Kurland, a longtime friend.

When Greer came into adulthood in the 1960s, he was about as counterculture as Barry Goldwater, the presidential candidate he voted for in 1964. One of Greer's favorite bands is the Bee Gees.

[XemaSab]

13. Yikes

He listens to the Bee Gees?

He's a hellbound sinner!

[Tux]

10. Codes

The Evangelicals use codes to indicate who to hate next.

Activist judges - judge didn't rule based on the Bible.

Liberal professors - scholars that teach evolution instead of creationism.

Godless - non-Christian sinners that should be converted.

Liberal elites - wealthy liberals that don't agree with the Evangelicals.

Christian bashing - when someone won't convert.

Christian persecution - they don't live in a theocracy.

and

anti-family - people that support freedom of speech.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

11. the courts did something I didn't like?"

You got it! Consequently, to freepers, followed the rule of law means, they did things my way.

[whistle]

15. Scapegoating

[applegrove]

16. Yup. Afterall the right winger you brought the TS issue to the forefront

were activists themselves.