Priscilla Owen

[AuH2O]

The criticisms against her are greatly exaggerated and propagated primarily by non-lawyers.

Many decisions, even a majority, on all courts, have dissents. That means that judges struggle to agree on proper interpretations of the law, even when they are Republicans or Democrats, and of course if its a mix.

Owens is not an activist judge, at least by the original meaning of the word. Activist judge arose as a term to describe judges that illegally ordered actual "remedies" outside their purview-- i.e. school busing, which even Democrats mostly admitted was completely illegal.

Favoring one side over another, but operating within legal strictures, is not "activism." In fact, there is no such thing as conservative "activism" that I have ever seen. Ordering school prayer, for instance, would be an example in theory (though it would never happen).

Leftists started calling conservatives "activists" as a way to deflect attention away from the fact they were shredding the US consitution and illegally interfering with the legislatures. Any conservative that goes along with this stupid game is merely benefitting the anti-Consitutionalists that populate the Senate and various other bodies, including naturally the Supreme Court itself.

Indeed, Janice Rogers Brown, viciously attacked due to her willingness to note that Democrats do not properly  interpret law, is rather moderate both politically and judicially. Her only "activism" is in speaking out against bad judges, who of course were Democrats. Owens' situation is similar.

[AuH2O]

No actually, they rather clearly stated their intent. Perhaps you've heard of the federalist papers?

[AuH2O]

The criticisms against her are greatly exaggerated and propagated primarily by non-lawyers.

Many decisions, even a majority, on all courts, have dissents. That means that judges struggle to agree on proper interpretations of the law, even when they are Republicans or Democrats, and of course if its a mix.

Owens is not an activist judge, at least by the original meaning of the word. Activist judge arose as a term to describe judges that illegally ordered actual "remedies" outside their purview-- i.e. school busing, which even Democrats mostly admitted was completely illegal.

Favoring one side over another, but operating within legal strictures, is not "activism." In fact, there is no such thing as conservative "activism" that I have ever seen. Ordering school prayer, for instance, would be an example in theory (though it would never happen).

Leftists started calling conservatives "activists" as a way to deflect attention away from the fact they were shredding the US consitution and illegally interfering with the legislatures. Any conservative that goes along with this stupid game is merely benefitting the anti-Consitutionalists that populate the Senate and various other bodies, including naturally the Supreme Court itself.

Indeed, Janice Rogers Brown, viciously attacked due to her willingness to note that Democrats do not properly  interpret law, is rather moderate both politically and judicially. Her only "activism" is in speaking out against bad judges, who of course were Democrats. Owens' situation is similar.

What a bunch of bullsh**t. Conservative activist rulings like Santa Clara county vs. Southern Pacific happen all the time.

You're a lawyer?