Plaintiff Blues

Welcome to the Plaintiff Blues Blog. I spent 34 years in public education as a teacher and administrator. I spent 15 of those years as a plaintiff in two federal lawsuits due to job discrimination and retaliation. I wrote Plaintiff Blues to describe those experiences, to encourage others to stand up - but with eyes wide open! My posts explore common sense in public education, social justice, civil rights, civil liberties, and other constitutional issues. Check out www.plaintiffblues.com.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Judicial Activism - Very Interesting!

Obviously, judicial activism is much like beauty or happiness. Either it's in the "eye of the beholder" or "it's a state of mind." The other possibility is that all political reference to the judiciary is hypocritical at best. Conservatives view any judicial decision allowing gay marriage as "judicial activism." Liberals view judicial decisions overturning Obamacare as "judicial activism." The one judicial hypocracy that stands out from the rest is Bush v. Gore (2000). Recall that five, states'-rights, conservative justices shot down the State of Florida to put Bush in the White House.