Interpret or Make Law?
Mark Bennett | November 1, 2008
“We want judges who interpret law, not make law.” is ignorant right-wing hogwash.
We all agree that law needs interpretation. It rarely springs fully-formed from the legislature, so that its meaning is clear to all who read it. Even the U.S. Constitution needs interpretation — it doesn’t explicitly address every conceivable situation.
So we do indeed want [...]
