03-14-2017, 10:31 PM
(03-14-2017, 09:41 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: The first 6 minutes sounded like a PoliSci 100 paper. Tell these Senators something they don't know.
From 6:00 onward, his rhetoric is just your run of the mill criticism of "judicial activism" which is just a fancy partisan term for "judges deciding against my ideology". Our current court is "less activist" than any in the last 60 years, despite what RBG said a few years ago. It doesn't overturn legislation as much as previous courts. This power is also one implied by the writer of the Constitution and affirmed very early on in our history.
I guess he felt they needed reminded.
I appreciate the input.
As I've stated before, I'm a terrible rookie in politics, but I'm always willing to listen and learn.
I'm guessing Sasse was grand-standing for the likes of me.
I still like the guy.
He's great on Twitter.
