People For the American Way - The Dissents Of Priscilla Owen: A Judicial Nominee Who Would Make The Law, Not Interpret It

People For the American Way - The Dissents Of Priscilla Owen: A Judicial Nominee Who Would Make The Law, Not Interpret It: "White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales criticized a dissent joined by Owen in one case as 'an unconscionable act of judicial activism.' In another case, his majority opinion called a dissent by Owen an attempt to 'judicially amend' a Texas statute. Her dissents demonstrate that, for Owen, ideology trumps her responsibility as a judge to interpret the law. "