Redstate.org says "We demand judicial activism!"

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Thursday November 03, 2005 · 9:16 AM PST

2005/11/03 · 09:16

Our wingnutty friends at Redstate.org have at long last come clean:

They don't care about the law, or the constitution. And they never have.

This stunning admission regarding their equally stunning lack of principle and honesty regarding the debate over the judiciary comes from, who else, Erick Erickson.

More below the fold.

The source of outrage here is a decision by the 9th Circuit, whose ability to aggravate wingnuts alone justifies existence in its current form.

In the case of Fields v. Palmdale School District, the Court rejected a constitutional claim from parents objecting to sexual educational materials being presented to their young children.

Now, I happen to agree that this is bad policy. However, that doesn't determine the legal questions. There is no constitutional ban on bad or even patently stupid policy.

Supposedly, that's exactly what 'strict constructionists' and those who oppose 'judicial activism' believe as well.

However, the good folk at Redstate have at long last done away with this pretense, and finally admitted that they want to control the judiciary so they can enact their social agenda through non-democratic means.

Erick sayeth: "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals . . .has again thrust a dagger into the heart of the American way of life -- and has this time attacked the very institution which has kept the foundation of this country secure -- the family. . . .As a legal matter, the case was most likely rightly decided based on the law. But, we should all be outraged at the lack of respect the Ninth Circuit showed to parents."

So there you have it. The 9th Circuit produces a legally correct ruling, and the wingnuts respond by attacking them in emotionalistic terms and demanding that the 9th Circuit be broken up.

Please link to this stunning example of candor the next time a wingnut claims that they want a judge who will respect the law and avoid judicial activism.

Hypocritical wankers.

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