“Good” Judges Won’t Save You

by | Jun 15, 2021 | Audio/Video, Judiciary, Maharrey Minute

People often tell me the most important political strategy for liberty is to get “good” judges onto federal courts. In fact, this is an awful strategy. Judges will never be reliable as long as they care more about precedent than the original, legal meaning...

You Can’t Trust Federal Judges to Protect Your Rights

by | Aug 29, 2020 | Audio/Video, Court Cases, Maharrey Minute

Most people obsess over the Supreme Court because they imagine that if they can get the “right” judges, the Court will protect their rights. But there’s a big problem with that strategy. A Lesson from #QualifiedImmunity – You Can't Count on...

Jefferson on Judges

by | Feb 10, 2010 | Constitution, Judiciary

“To consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions [is] a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy. Our judges are as honest as other men and not more so. They have with others the...