How conservative is the Supreme Court, really?
After President Donald Trump was able to appoint three Supreme Court justices during his four-year term, many conservatives were hopeful about the future of our nation's highest court. They believed this new "conservative" makeup would reverse some of the bad decisions of previous courts and move to limit the power and scope of the federal government.
Unfortunately, that has yet to happen. While there have been a few pro-liberty decisions, this year's round of rulings hasn't been the limited government revolution many conservatives have been hoping for.
Why is that? Constitutional scholar Rob Natelson has a few ideas, and he shared his thoughts in this exclusive interview with COS National Legislative Strategist, Rita Peters.
"There is no conservative majority on the court, as the decisions this term show," Prof. Natelson said. "Three of the justice are liberal activists. One justice is an originalist, that's Justice Thomas. He interprets documents according to the understanding of their authors. The other five are all somewhere in between. There is no conservative activist on the court like there are liberal activists."
The interview is a full half-hour, but it's worth watching all the way through!
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