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Exit Poll on Judicial Restraint

By Kent Scheidegger et al.

Here is a press release from "the polling company, inc." on an exit poll of actual voters commissioned by the Federalist Society. By a margin of more than 2-to-1, actual voters preferred the President nominate judges and justices who ?believe that their roles as judges is solely to evaluate whether a law or lower court ruling is in line with the constitution? rather than those who ?believe that their roles as judges is not simply to review the law as it is written and not take into account their own viewpoints and experiences? (67% vs. 24%). A limited judicial philosophy earned the support of a majority of actual voters across all self-identified party and ideological lines including 77% of Republicans, 70% of Independents and 60% of Democrats, and 74% of conservatives, 69% of moderates and 54% of liberals.continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on November 05, 2008 (boomark / email).