Don't like society? Interested in social re-engineering? Blame the judges because...Hey! They're not suppose to talk back:
"If a law is not clear, it's ambiguous, judges are required to interpret it, and they're required to make choices but those choices are always made in accordance with legal precedents and with the laws laid down by Parliament and the legislatures..."Because we ask judges to make all the hard decisions we don't want to or can't. We ask them to find consistency in statutes and regulations written by hundreds who never check with each other, are often untrained in the skill of drafting law and are driven by political aims which are not in line with tradition and the constitution. They also must grapple with case law since 1215 and a bazillion sub-species of concepts with the goal of achieving harmonious order. You, on the other hand, represent the people or at least those few voted for you. Destiny calls you to restructure the order of things with the majesty inherent in your calling.

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Ben (The Tiger in Exile) - May 9, 2006 1:54 pm
The Chief Justice has been one of the better justices, but I still remember former Justice (now UN High Commissioner) Arbour's characterization of the judiciary as an ideal career for a social activist to get his/her agenda implemented. (Speech at Dalhousie Law School during the 2003/04 academic year.)
There's always going to be politics involved in these things. The best way to influence the direction the judiciary is going to take is to win successive elections, in my opinion.
(Snide comments about the judiciary do not help the cause.)