The right embraces those "activist judges"...

[punchdrunk]

... when they don't get what they want otherwise:

Schiavo case moves to Congress

The House bill, passed on a voice vote, would move such a case to federal court. Federal judges have twice turned down efforts by the parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, to move the case out of Florida courts, citing a lack of jurisdiction.

Senate Republicans are introducing a separate bill to give Schiavo and her family standing in federal court, and they hope it can be debated on Thursday, a GOP aide said.

Under the House legislation, a federal judge would decide whether withholding or withdrawing food, fluids or medical treatment from an incapacitated person violates the Constitution or U.S. law.

 

[Furious]

No, they aren't appointing activist judges to extend Schiavo's life, they are creating transparently politically motivated retarded legislation in Congress to extend her life, which is where it should happen, because we can vote these idiots out of office in two years.

I heartily agree with your sentiment, but not the technical details.

 

[punchdrunk]

I didn't say they were appointing judges; they are turning to activist judges now that all other options failed, and they are asking them to do the same thing - interpret the Constitution - that they railed against when the issue of gay marriage, among others, came up.

 

[TragicMonkey]

I didn't say they were appointing judges; they are turning to activist judges now that all other options failed, and they are asking them to do the same thing - interpret the Constitution - that they railed against when the issue of gay marriage, among others, came up.

It matches the idea of leaving questions up to the states...unless the state decides the wrong way, in which case it should be a federal issue anyway.

Like Oregon is wrong to repeatedly affirm physician-assisted suicide, and so is any state legalizing medical marijuana. On the other hand, the beautiful eleven states that decided to forbid gay marriage are perfectly within their rights, and shouldn't be tampered with federally.

The principle is that what matters is getting your way, no matter how you have to do it. So deplore judges when they do something you dislike, but make heavy use of them when it looks like they'll be handy.

It's a new era of ethics, accountability, and honesty!