Jarrod Massey
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Jarrod Massey commented on Does public opinion influence your decisions as a judge? on January 15, 2008, 3:37 AM
In order to appreciate the true nature of our government, we must lend credence to the value of public opinion. Public opinion, in and of itself, is what shapes a vast majority of the law. When I speak of public opinion I do not want to confuse "popularity" into this discussion. However, I define public opinion as the shared social values of a community. I resist sounding too "Naturalistic" concerning the origin of law, but in reality the fundamentals of our values are what create law. If we removed this aspect of partiality from law making, we could reduce law to economics and debate the efficiency of the laws we make. Public opinion and those values associated with it are, and will continue to be, the brightline we use to evaluate law.
Jarrod Massey commented on Does public opinion influence your decisions as a judge? on January 14, 2008, 10:38 PM
In order to appreciate the true nature of our government, we must lend credence to the value of public opinion. Public opinion, in and of itself, is what shapes a vast majority of the law. When I speak of public opinion I do not want to confuse "popularity" into this discussion. However, I define public opinion as the shared social values of a community. I resist sounding too "Naturalistic" concerning the origin of law, but in reality the fundamentals of our values are what create law. If we removed this aspect of partiality from law making, we could reduce law to economics and debate the efficiency of the laws we make. Public opinion and those values associated with it are, and will continue to be, the brightline we use to evaluate law.
Jarrod Massey commented on Does public opinion influence your decisions as a judge? on January 14, 2008, 10:37 PM
In order to appreciate the true nature of our government, we must lend credence to the value of public opinion. Public opinion, in and of itself, is what shapes a vast majority of the law. When I speak of public opinion I do not want to confuse "popularity" into this discussion. However, I define public opinion as the shared social values of a community. I resist sounding too "Naturalistic" concerning the origin of law, but in reality the fundamentals of our values are what create law. If we removed this aspect of partiality from law making, we could reduce law to economics and debate the efficiency of the laws we make. Public opinion and those values associated with it are, and will continue to be, the brightline we use to evaluate law.
Jarrod Massey commented on Does public opinion influence your decisions as a judge? on January 15, 2008, 3:38 AM
In order to appreciate the true nature of our government, we must lend credence to the value of public opinion. Public opinion, in and of itself, is what shapes a vast majority of the law. When I speak of public opinion I do not want to confuse "popularity" into this discussion. However, I define public opinion as the shared social values of a community. I resist sounding too "Naturalistic" concerning the origin of law, but in reality the fundamentals of our values are what create law. If we removed this aspect of partiality from law making, we could reduce law to economics and debate the efficiency of the laws we make. Public opinion and those values associated with it are, and will continue to be, the brightline we use to evaluate law.