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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
Conservative justices and conservative findings don't implement new laws. Extreme liberal justices do, they impose their will on the country and bypass the constitution and legislative process, i.e. abortion and privacy, neither of which are mentioned anywhere in the constitution, yet are somehow fundamental American constitutional rights.
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i beg to differ. 'Privacy' can rightfully be assumed with regards to the fourth amendment - The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. - however, including abortion (or Roe v. Wade) as an inherent right to privacy was a huge stretch of the amendment. I'd even go so far as to say it violated the 9th and 10th amendments. edit - should also include the 5th where it concerns private property. - end of edit.
Creating new law is nothing new to judicial activists anyway. The second amendment has been gutted numerous times via judicial activism with every major gun law thats been written.
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Last edited by dksuddeth; 03-28-2006 at 08:50 AM..
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