Monday, February 7, 2005
[1478 - Sir Thomas More, lawyer, Lord Chancellor, statesman, author, born in London, England]
[1834 - Dmitri I. Mendeleev, chemist (Periodic Table), born in Tobolsk, Siberia]
[1885 - Sinclair Lewis, First US Nobel prize author, born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota]
[1979 - Dr. Josef Mengele, SS "Angel of Death," drowns in Brazil]
[1993 - Arthur Ashe, tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at 49]
Activist Judges
An Activist Judge is one who has issued a decision that is contrary to your strongly held views on a subject of great concern to you or to your favorite Talk Radio Host. On the other hand, a Judicial Conservative interprets the Constitution very much as you and your friends do.
William's Whimsical Words:
In the last century, the quintessential activist court was the one presided over by Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
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