BenNatuf
Limit Authority
- Jan 7, 2011
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does freedom of speech stop before elections? By what authority to politicians deign to restrict anyones political speech at any time?I can't think of anything more activist then the "Citizen's United" case...except maybe Heller. Oh wait..there was Gore v. Bush. Scalia essentially said that was a one time emergency decision, never to be used again..
In Citizen's United they merely upheld stare decisis. Corporations have been recognized as "citizens" by the SCOTUS going back to the 19th century.
As far as Heller goes, your accusation is absurd and unfounded. You very clearly don't know what judicial activism is.
Citizen's United went beyond the initial question of whether or not the film that was shown during an election season was in fact, a campaign expenditure to reverse almost a century of law concerning the role and influence of wealth in regards to the election process.
foolish liberal, states don't have rights, they have authority, and in the instance of borne arms, they don't even have that.Heller trumped the state's right to regulate hand guns.
Of course both were activism. And legislatiing from the bench.