“When Congress Abdicates”

June 26th, 2013

Ross Douthat on the Supreme Court’s V.R.A ruling:

Yet that seems to be precisely what the Roberts Court did today. The decision’s argument for amending the V.R.A. is perfectly lucid, but it’s just that: An argument for updating a successful law to reflect contemporary realities, which under our system is supposed to be the role of the legislature rather than the courts.