Dickens and SCOTUS

It may not have been Dickens who first put "The law is an ass" into print.  But he made it very well-known in the English-speaking world.

So now we have Julia Roberts, Bleeding-Heart MommyJudge ACB, and three (or more) other idiots in D.C. making that phrase come to life in our day.

As a reminder:

 The law is an ass is a derisive expression said when the the rigid application of the letter of the law is seen to be contrary to common sense.

 SCOTUS is known for its "ass" decisions;  Roe was one; Dred Scott was another.  The decision that the President could not "line-item" vetoes was a third.  There are more.

But Dickens' maxim is slightly inaccurate.  The "law" is not an ass.  

But those who write decisions contrary to common sense are, indeed, asses.

Now the only question is "Why?"