What all these lofty and vague phrases boil down to is that the court …

Thomas Sowell
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What all these lofty and vague phrases boil down to is that the court can impose things that the voters don't want and the Constitution does not require, but which are in vogue in circles to which the court responds. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1996). Knowledge And Decisions, p.296, Basic Books
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What all these lofty and vague phrases boil down to is that the court can impose things that the voters don't want and the Constitution does not require, but which are in vogue in circles to which the court responds. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1996). Knowledge And Decisions, p.296, Basic Books

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