Comments on: Gerry Connolly (D, VA-11) hates judicial review.

By: Aarradin

Aarradin — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:29:37 +0000

Due to redistricting, this imbecile is now my representative.

I will do everything in my power to change that between now and November.

By: Skip

Skip — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:46:07 +0000

Although if he were consistent he’d actually have a point, Loving v Virginia is my counter-example when progressives throw out the canard that ‘judicial activism just means a decision you don’t like’. While it very well may mean that to them, it doesn’t to me. Prior to Obamacare my definition pretty much was restricted to cases where the court employed rational basis review to overturn a law, explicitly substituting their judgement for that of the legislature. And that includes a bunch of cases where I like the outcome, Loving v Virginia being one of them.

Obamacare gives me another one – there are three possible outcomes here – 1 – declare it unconstitutional and throw the whole thing out. Not activism, most likely, depending on the actual decision. 2 – Declare the mandate unconstitutional and sever it and some other stuff creating a frankenlaw that Congress did not pass – depending on the end result I may or may not like it, but regardless, absolutely judicial activism. 3 – Declare the whole thing constitutional. Not what I agree with, but not judicial activism.

By: Phil Smith

Phil Smith — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:29:42 +0000

And a fanatical devotion to the Pope.

By: Spegen

Spegen — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:23:19 +0000

As usual judicial review only applies to laws that conservatives pass. How many abortion laws have been struck down?

By: Doc Holliday

Doc Holliday — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:48:37 +0000

Gerry Connolly is a Fairfax County Corruptocrat. The Democratic machine in this area produced the likes of anti-semite Jim Moran and powerful, corrupt interests such as the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Basically all of these “authorities” are Democratic Machine t.m. carpetbagging entities that want to ignore Richmond and rule a fiefdom.

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