When do judicial activists believe that the principle of stare decisis should be sacrificed?
A) To adapt the Constitution to changing times
B) Anytime the Constitution is unclear
C) Only when the Constitution is wrong
D) Only when it is needed to obtain a majority on the Court
E) None of the above. Judicial activists do not believe that stare decisis should ever be sacrificed.
A
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