“To restrict or legalize abortion, to allow or forbid gay marriage, a legislator would need to write and pass a law, get it signed by the president or a governor, and perhaps override a veto. A Supreme Court justice need only persuade four other people. If he or she is not internally constrained by the authority of a text, he or she is not constrained.” PoliticsUnited StatesAbortionPolitics Of The United StatesSame Sex MarriageScotusUnited States Constitution Author:Michael Gerson
