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...it should be apparent that conservative judges do not disinterestedly call balls and strikes. Rather, fueled by their own political and ideological convictions, they make value judgments, often in an aggressively activist manner that goes well beyond anything the framers themselves envisioned. There is nothing simple, neutral, objective or restrained about such decisions. For too long, conservatives have set the terms of the debate about judges, and they have done so in a highly misleading way. Americans should see conservative constitutional jurisprudence for what it really is. And liberals must stand up for their vision of the judiciary.

...Faithfully applying our Constitution?s 18th- and 19th-century text to 21st-century problems requires not only careful attention to the text, fidelity to the framers? goals and respect for precedent, but also an awareness of the practical realities of the present. Only with such awareness can judges, in a constantly changing society, hope to keep faith with our highest law.

This does not mean judges are free to make up the law as they go along. But it does mean that constitutional law is not a mechanical exercise of just ?applying the law.? Before there can be a serious national dialogue about our Constitution, our laws and the proper role of our judges, that myth must be exposed.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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