Judicial Elites

Republicans say it's time to restore government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." Democrats, in defending their filibustering of conservative judicial nominees, would rather see an elite judiciary–informed by international law–decide all matters of importance in our Republic. Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council may have overstated when he said unaccountable, liberal judges pose a greater threat to our democracy than terrorism does. But just a bit.