Ken Wise

Yes. The Court correctly held that a constitutional right to abortion has never existed in text of the Constitution.

No. Such a right does not appear in the text of the Constitution.

Strongly Agree

Regulations are passed by the legislative branch, not the judicial branch. The judicial branch's role is limited to deciding questions of whether regulations passed by the legislative branch pass constitutional muster.

Liberty of any kind must always be protected vigilantly. Religious practices are protected specifically by the Consitution so any laws that touch religious practices deserve the strictest scrutiny.

The Establishment Clause forbids only the establishment of an official state religion. It allows for the nation's religious heritage.

Yes. The Constitution provides for strict scrutiny of any law infringing on religious beliefs.

I am a Christian and attend Kingwood Global Methodist Church.

Parents have the primary responsibility for their children's upbringing. That includes all decisions and choices affecting that child (within the bounds of the law)..

The concept of "gender identity" does not appear in the text of the Constitution, so no.

No.

No.

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I have always voted in Republican primaries.

Judges are charged with interpreting and applying the law as written by the legislative branch and applied by the executive branch. Judges should never make law to suit their particular beliefs. That is the essence of judicial conservatism.

I am a textualist and an originalist. That means I give plain meaning to the text of the law as it is written and when it was written. I agree with Justice Samuel Alito that historical tradition also plays a role depending on the circumstances. The American legal system is not designed to bend with the whims of the times.

Antonin Scalia.

Issues affected by this case may come before me, so the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct prevents me from commenting on this question.

A. This is an easy situation. Apply the canons of statutory construction. B. Here, a judge should apply the canons of statutory construction and consider the evidence, if any, of the legislative meaning. A judge should also give plain and common meaning to the text as the legislative branch wrote it.

Judicial restraint, or judicial conservatism, is the proper philosophical approach, and it is my approach. I rule based on the facts and the law. Judicial activists go outside the law to try and impost their own personal policy goals.

To rule according to the facts and the law and to decide cases promptly.

No.

This depends on a particular case and its posture. If the issue is squarely before the court, then it may be proper to correct the error. If the issue is not squarely before the court, a conservative judge should be careful to decide the case within its bounds and not impose his or her own will on the matter.

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution clearly establishes an individual right to keep and bear arms.

None. The system provides, in a sense, equal authority among the branches depending on the issue in question. On any given day, however, one branch may be in charge of the issue, so in that sense is the most powerful. In Texas, this is an easy question because all officials are elected by the people.