Author
and National Review editor at large Jonah Goldberg uses the recent Supreme
Court opinion regarding the death penalty to highlight the brazenness
and danger of activist judges who totally disregard the plain meaning of
the Constitution and ignore the intent of its framers. Excerpt:
What is staggering, or at least should be,
is that Stevens freely admits that he no longer considers "objective
evidence" or even the plain text of the Constitution determinative of what
is or isn't constitutional: "I have relied on my own experience in
reaching the conclusion that the imposition of the death penalty" is
unconstitutional.
Justice Antonin Scalia, in a blistering
response, justifiably exclaimed that, "Purer expression cannot be found of
the principle of rule by judicial fiat."
Mr.
Goldberg continues by drawing our attention to the statements and promises the
major presidential candidates regarding the kind of judges they will appoint to
federal courts. He convincingly makes
the case that, when considering the future of the Supreme Court, “this is one
of the most important elections in a very long time.”