Posted by Dan Ewert : 8/09/2003 12:57:00 AM (Archive Link)
For some truly frightening judicial activism, look to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. She openly admits that the Supremes are looking more at international law and the laws of other countries and taking them into consideration when forming their opinions. Since when do the laws of England, Belgium, or Luxembourg have any bearing on what is law in the United States? The Supreme Court is supposed to base its rulings upon the Constitution and American law. To think that the thoughts and moods of the French are influencing how Ginsberg decides cases is shudder-inducing. The Supreme Court needs judges, not self-appointed legislators.