We should do away with all activists on the bench. A judge is supposed to interpret the laws as written, not create them based on their personal ideology.
It comes down to partisan and subjective opinions about which judges are interpreting and which judges are allowing personal ideology to influence their decisions. The system allows for appeals and decisions made in district courts to be overruled.
Conservative justices interpret strictly. Leftists, not so much.
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That is nonsense. The founders knew it was nonsense too. There is no such thing as "strict interpretation" and the founders knew that. That is why judges research case laws and intent of the writers of laws. Final analysis of the meaning of laws is always based on a certain amount of subjective opinion. Again, the scholarly founders understood that.
Case law is based on previous rulings, which may or may not have followed the intent. Yes you can interpret laws strictly and judges should. Not try to divine what the authors really meant. That's lawyer spin.
Again, deciding who is strictly interpreting and who is failing to do so is a subjective opinion. That is why our system has a process of appeals that allow other judges to review rulings. The reviews go all the way up to the Supreme Court. Even when they reach that point subjective opinions are used.
Do you think declaring corporations as equal to people or unlimited donations to politicians are strict interpretations of the constitution?