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In 1994, in an error of judicial passivism, the Massachusetts supreme court rules that the parade is not an exercise of First Amendment rights and that compelling the parade organizers to comply with state law banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation did not raise any significant First Amendment issue.

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noun Passive character, attitude, quality, or behavior.

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We must avoid the two extremes of extremism and passivism in our response. — MuslimMatters.org
In 1994, in an error of judicial passivism, the Massachusetts supreme court rules that the parade is not an exercise of First Amendment rights and that compelling the parade organizers to comply with state law banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation did not raise any significant First Amendment issue. — Bench Memos
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). — The Crossed Pond
Yet activism is better than passivism, which means rolling over and letting bullies hurt me. — THE TYGRRRR EXPRESS
"'The God of our weary years' will give us the strength to give up prayerful passivism and become Black Christian Activists, soldiers for Black freedom and the dignity of all humankind." — Patterico's Pontifications