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> Judges are not supposed to enact policies. They are supposed to say what the law is, not what someone believes it ought to be. I think that was true at the c
by erichocean 6y ago
> Judges are not supposed to enact policies. They are supposed to say what the law is, not what someone believes it ought to be.
I think that was true at the country's founding, but is no longer true today. The entire purpose of Civil Rights legislation was to enable the courts to "enact policies", which they have done continuously since. They are literally doing what Congress asked them to do.
If you don't like Civil Rights legislation, fine. But don't blame the courts for using it as the basis to do what Congress has clearly empowered them to do.
- pdonis 6y ago> The entire purpose of Civil Rights legislation was to enable the courts to "enact policies" Congress cannot change the structure of the government by passing a law. The Constitution makes enacting policies the job of Congress (and the President, for either signing or vetoing bills passed by Congress), not the Supreme Court. If we want the Supreme Court to be able to enact policies, we would need to amend the Constitution. As I said in another comment upthread, I think you have a highly idiosyncratic (and wrong) view of how law in the US works.