Progressives have won so many policy battles by relying on activist courts to do things they could not achieve at the ballot box, they've come to see an activist Supreme Court as a birthright. As a result, the Court has been politicized far more than it should be. (Jonah Goldberg)

Progressives have won so many policy battles by relying on activist courts to do things they could not achieve at the ballot box, they've come to see an activist Supreme Court as a birthright. As a result, the Court has been politicized far more than it should be.

Jonah Goldberg

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