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You can't be serious.

Posted by The Most Interesting Stephen in The World (aka Sceire) Apr 3 '12, 10:00

He is without a doubt saying that the Court would be guilty of judicial activism if they overturned the healthcare law. I'm not sure how this is even a point of debate.

"I�m confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress. And I'd just remind conservative commentators that for years what we�ve heard is, the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint -- that an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law. Well, this is a good example. And I�m pretty confident that this Court will recognize that and not take that step."

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the point is not whether or not it constitutes judicial activism - znufrii Apr 3, 10:11 4
- In the statement that Stephen quotes, O both defines its meaning, then says "this is a good example of it." -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 3, 10:16 3
  - Yeah, he's saying both: stuff it, conservative commentators, *and* "judges, don't do this because it's activism." -- nm - Inigo Apr 3, 10:19
  - and then proceeds to draw the contrast between that definition, and the term's use in practice by conservatives -- nm - znufrii Apr 3, 10:18 1
    - He does? Where? -- nm - Stephen, loving the Lady Irish! Apr 3, 10:22

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