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Ilya Shapiro on judicial abdication and the growth of government (12.1.16)
1 hour Posted Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am.
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The fight for the Supreme Court during the presidential campaign has crystalized the importance of judges' both having the right constitutional theories and being willing to enforce them. Too much "restraint" - like Chief Justice Roberts in the Obamacare cases - has led to the unchecked growth of government, toxic judicial confirmation battles, and even our current populist moment.

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