"An impossible exercise"
Rocky Mountain News column - Paul Campos
The Rocky's resident wacky liberal responds to a column by the Rocky's resident wacky conservative, Mike Rosen.
Campos takes Rosen to task for his claim that only liberal judges are "activists." Campos says, no, in fact conservative judges can be "activists," too.
Campos assertion is correct, but his concusion is not. He thinks that since everybody does it, it's okay.
The correct conclusion is that judges should never attempt to achieve a desired result. They should apply the law in a good faith, honest manner, regardless of the result. If a result is "bad," it is up to the legislative branch - or the voters - to change it.
That is a crucial part of the "checks and balances" of our constitutional republic.
