It's long been a GOP talking point that judges and justices should not 'legislate from the bench,' but mehdihasan says that's exactly what this Supreme Court has been doing.
, the court went a step further and decided that the Second Amendment also says Americans are guaranteed a right to carry guns in public, contradicting New York’s century-old law requiring gun owners to show proper cause for doing so and obtain a license.
As Justice Sonia Sotomayor put it during oral arguments, “You’re asking us to make the choice for the legislature.”, describing the implications of a court stepping in on a state’s legal turf, “You’re asking us to make the choice for the legislature.” The six conservative Supreme Court justices were more than happy to make that choice for the state Legislature. States only get to put limits on really dangerous things, like voting rights and abortion.May 21, 2023Making the choice for the legislature — that’s exactly what this Supreme Court now does, on a regular basis, and on a range of key issues.
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