Originalism is, in a sense, a variant of "passivism," but it is not institutional passivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Supreme Imbalance: Of Liberals and Conservatives] Reference

This is not judicial activism, but judicial passivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Sonia Sotomayor and the Hypocrisy of "Conservative" Critics] Reference

But if they do, then Whelon just accuses them of judicial passivism. woh woh.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Constitution in 2020?] Reference

In my last post, I considered and rejected one of those approaches - judicial passivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Supreme Imbalance: Why Originalism and Conservative Activism Are Wrong] Reference

Maybe people weren't ready for it, almost in the same way we're not ready for passivism today.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Deal and the Great Depression, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

I would say that this class struggle has its laws, and passivism and as a defensive attitude is bad.    From Wordnik.com.  [BEFORE LEAVING FOR CHILE] Reference

I'm so not an active student, I believe in learning by passivism (is that a word?) anyway, you get my drift.    From Wordnik.com.  [Read It!] Reference

I will next assess the relative wisdom of each of these approaches, beginning in this post with judicial passivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Supreme Imbalance: Why Judicial Passivism is Wrong] Reference

"Pacifism, which literally refers to the making of peace," she wrote, "is often mistakenly understood as passivism.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Elise Boulding, matriarch of peace studies movement, dies at 89] Reference

What the conservatives commentators really want in a Justice with respect to these issues is not judicial passivism but judicial activism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Sonia Sotomayor and the Hypocrisy of "Conservative" Critics] Reference

Many people who opposed going to war did so not out of any weak passivism, but because they knew that important priorities were being left behind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toby Barlow: "Make Levees, Not War"] Reference

Given that the vast majority of law concerns these two areas, the real crisis in constitutional law is not judicial “activism” but judicial passivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Judicial “Activism” Isn’t the Issue:] Reference

The problem with "judicial passivism," in other words, is that it abdicates judicial responsibility and subverts a fundamental part of the genius of the American constitutional system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Supreme Imbalance: Why Judicial Passivism is Wrong] Reference

Although those who have been "martyred" because of their passivism have sometimes become role models for others, it is not the principle ruling the world order, nor is martyrdom "just".    From Wordnik.com.  [Keith Ward, Big Questions in Science and Religion 8: Can Science Provide a Wholly Naturalistic Explanation for Moral and Religious Beliefs?] Reference

In three prior "Supreme Imbalance" posts, I identified four distinct approaches to constitutional interpretation -- judicial passivism, originalism, conservative activism, and liberalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Supreme Imbalance: Why Judicial Passivism is Wrong] Reference

In earlier posts in this "Supreme Imbalance" series, I identified four approaches to constitutional interpretation - judicial passivism, originalism, conservative activism, and liberalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Supreme Imbalance: Why Originalism and Conservative Activism Are Wrong] Reference

In previous posts in this "Supreme Imbalance" series, I examined and rejected three "conservative" approaches to constitutional law - judicial passivism, originalism, and conservative activism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Supreme Imbalance: Of "Constitutionalism"] Reference

When I think of it, and how it compares to the passivism of either "being an optimist" or "being a pessimist," the image that invariably pops into my mind is that of Rosie the Riveter, from the WWII poster.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeff Biggers: Unblock the Climate Debate: New Book is Required Reading for Climate Change Summit Leaders] Reference

We live in cosmic times; being passive spiritualists who lead and exemplify passivism, REFUSING TO CONFRONT THE REALITY that Evil REIGNS AND RULES, we may present false reassurances, with a result that we the people are led over a cliff of complacency and self-interest.    From Wordnik.com.  [We Must Begin to Educate OurSelves ABOUT THE DOTS.] Reference

It is thoroughly disappointing that the editors of the New York Times continue to allow Kristof to write about China, as this sort of writing will someday be a monument for how Western passivism in the face of the Chinese economy lead to the prolonged tenure of a totalitarian government.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kristof's Monument to Passivism On Tiananmen Sq Aniversary] Reference

Judicial passivism: the approach that says courts should uphold all laws unless they are unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt -- has the virtue of insulating courts from difficult constitutional issues and giving great deference to the decisions of the democratically-elected branches of government.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey R. Stone: Supreme Imbalance: Why Judicial Passivism is Wrong] Reference

We must avoid the two extremes of extremism and passivism in our response.    From Wordnik.com.  [MuslimMatters.org] Reference

Justice Kagan was nominated and confirmed because of her judicial passivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpenMarket.org] Reference

Yet activism is better than passivism, which means rolling over and letting bullies hurt me.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE TYGRRRR EXPRESS] Reference

In all the hullabaloo about so-called "judicial activism," wouldn't it be refreshing to hear some questions about "judicial passivism" as well?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

Given that the vast majority of law concerns these two areas, the real crisis in constitutional law is not judicial "activism" but judicial passivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.] Reference

Meanwhile, Barack Obama represented everything I dislike about today's Democratic Party (i.e. bigger government, the nanny state, idealistic passivism, and an elitist view of America).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Crossed Pond] Reference

Taken literally, any time a judge or the justices strike down a law passed by Congress or by a state legislature, it is described as "judicial activism," as opposed to judicial passivism or judicial self-restraint.    From Wordnik.com.  [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference

I take it that that does not mean passivism, but a militant spirit against international injustice, greed -- in short, a crusade to create the spiritual qualities in men and thus in nations by which the natural outflow would be a peace, aggressive for the development of all the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vimy—Twenty Years After] Reference

Buddhism’s influence is suppose to be one of passivism and moral ambiguity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speedlinking 11/20/07] Reference

Pacivism is not the same as passivism….    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Execution turns Saddam into martyr.] Reference

Edit: judicial passivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Judicial Activism” — The Podcast] Reference

3. People mix up pacifism and passivism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Questions Pacifists are Tired of Answering (which I answer anyway). | Mind on Fire] Reference