THE HIDDEN THIRD POLITICAL PARTY, THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY
The Federalist Society, officially known as the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, was founded in 1982. Since its founding, it has championed “judicial restraint,” the notion that judges should limit their roles to interpreting the law as written, leaving the actual business of lawmaking to democratically elected legislatures. It has grown into one of the most politically influential organizations in the United States while maintaining a low public profile. They are like the “Great and Powerful OZ”…