Activist Judges

 

I’ve been listening to Victor Davis Hanson’s podcasts.  Old guy from central CA.  Stanford professor of many years.  Lives on a family farm of many generations.  He talks to changes he has seen in CA, and elsewhere, and he has the perspective that only an elder possesses.

His recent commentary on activist federal district court judges is interesting, and coincides with my remembrances of  how things used to be.  Years ago, a district court judge whose decision was reversed by a circuit court or the Supreme Court was embarrassed…. This was a black mark on his record.   But today, a reversal is a badge of honor.

Rule of Law.  The activist judge has little regard for the rule of law.  They have no compunction to follow precedent.  And they fail to recall that nullification of constitutionally valid federal laws was the reason for the nineteenth century American Civil War.  A civilization cannot function in an environment when there is no certainty as to what the law is or isn’t.  Revolution?  You want revolution?  Oh honey, you have no idea what that entails….