Anyone who has spent anytime around computers knows that, for the most part, any operating system can run for quite some time without problems. As it operates, it creates and replaces countless thousands of temporary files and constantly moves things from one place to another. We try out new programs, and keep or throw them away as we work. Even when we take the program off, there may be "legacy" bits that remain buried deep in the system.
But even the best operating system will develop little pieces of "stuff" that slows it down. Those "in the business" call these little pieces "artifacts" for lack of a better term. These bits probably had a purpose at one time, but that purpose has long since gone away ~ but that little piece is still there. Many times, even the basic purpose for those things is suspect ~ they served no real purpose except that someone thought it was a good idea. What do we do to clear them? Re-boot the computer. It may not take care of all of them, but some will be cleaned out. It gives the OS a fresh start.
Fast forward to our situation as a country. We started out with a decent (although not perfect) "operating system" based on the best "programming" our founding fathers could come up with. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution set the ground rules for our "computer" to operate. The operating system has gone through SP1, SP2, ... with such things as the Bill of Rights, constitutional amendments, etc.
Add to these the laws, regulations, commissions, panels, taxes, international obligations, and all those other things, and we've got a system that's grinding to a halt.
In addition to that, now we're getting some hackers (radical judges) who seem to be trying to break our system, or somehow use it for their own purposes rather than what is intended. The problem is that, instead of doing it behind someone's back from the outside, they have all the "code" so it's easy to hack! And they're doing it right in front of everybody! It seems that no one is willing to force them to stop.
We need to re-boot!
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Great great post! I love the analogy...and it is SOOOO true!
From I've seen, radical judges are those whose opinion differs from the conservative right. I've never seen a conservative judge criticized by a conservative for being radical.
I presume "radical" and "Activist" refer to the same things.
I would prefer things to grind to a halt than be run over by people with no regard for law or process.
-Andy
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