I intend to go right on appointing highly qualified individuals of the highest personal integrity to the bench, individuals who understand the danger of short-circuiting the electoral process and disenfranchising the people through judicial activism.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Judges should respect the electoral process and not disenfranchise people.
- In plain terms
- Don't override voters.
- What can you take from it?
- Respect electoral outcomes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much should courts intervene?
Another view
Ignores need for constitutional checks.
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