Judicial Activism

The recent underwhelming 4-3 decision by the California Supreme Court to reinterpret the centuries-old meaning of marriage was a frightening example of judicial activism and callous disregard for the will of the people as expressed at the ballot box. This activism could have been applied to any issue, not just marriage, and that's the dangerous precedence. The ruling flew in the face of the most basic premise of the people's right to decide fundamental issues of public policy for themselves. In my view, the Court overstepped its role in substituting its own social views, contrary to the people's will and age-old global societal norms, by concluding that our Constitution suddenly demanded a redefinition of marriage. How pompous and arrogant that four robed justices, with no accountability at all as to the repercussions of its ruling, could force its will on all of us and invalidate the citizen's standing as the ultimate lawgiver in a free society. This was a shameful abuse of power by a tiny few who thumbed their noses at centuries of established societal order.