Independence Doesn't Mean You Decide The Way

You Will Read In The Newspaper More Often About Federal Courts, But The Law That Affects People, The Trials That Affect Human Beings Are By And Large In The State Courts

We Are Selected, But I Grew Up In California And In San Francisco And There Was A System Of Electing Judges.

Active Liberty Is Particularly At Risk When Law Restricts Speech Directly Related To The Shaping Of Public Opinion, For Example, Speech That Takes Place In Areas Related To Politics And Policy-making By Elected Officials. That Special Risk Justifies Especially Strong Pro-speech Judicial Presumptions. It Also Justifies Careful Review Whenever The Speech In Question Seeks To Shape Public Opinion, Particularly If That Opinion In Turn Will Affect The Political Process And The Kind Of Society In Which We Live.

The Advantages? Exercise, No Parking Problems, Gas Prices, It's Fun. An Automobile Is Expensive. You Have To Find A Place To Park And It's Not Fun. So Why Not Ride A Bicycle? I Recommend It.

Nobody Wants A Judge To Be Subject To The Political Whim Of The Moment.