Liberals who said everyone is equal under the law now want activist judges immune from prosecution. Gregg Jarrett writes how sanctuary judges rely on feelings over facts.
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SupremeCourtJusticeSoniaSotomayoronceobserved,“Weapplylawtofacts.Wedon’tapplyfeelingstofacts.”
JudgesinAmericashouldheedSotomayor’swisecounsel.Thatsomedonotgivesrisetoaformoftyrannyfromthebenchwherejudgesholdthelawincontemptinfavoroftheir“feelings.”Bydoingso,theyarebreachingthepublic’strust.Itisaperilouschoice.
Recently,twostatecourtjuristsallowedtheir“feelings”tooverruletheirbetterjudgment.Byanointingthemselvessanctuaryjudgesandactivelyshieldingillegalmigrants,theyhaveplacedthemselvesinlegaljeopardyasaccessories.
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TheirsubsequentarreststendtoproveSotomayor’spoint.
InWisconsin,MilwaukeeJudgeHannahDuganwasarrestedforallegedlyaidingandabettinganillegalalien’sescapefromhercourtroomasfederalagen