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Sunday, September 11, 2005

A Matter of Perspective

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hy do conservatives only object to "activist" judges when they expand people's rights such as civil rights, the Roe v. Wade ruling and same-sex marriage?

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here was the outrage when the U.S. Supreme Court declared

• corporations to be people: Santa Clara County v. Southern Pac R Co
• money to be speech: Buckley v. Valeo, and
• allowed unlimited corporate money in referenda elections: First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti?

Posted by fm on September 11, 2005 at 12:45 AM

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