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"The case that the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday turned on the meaning of a 1947 law, the Portal-to-Portal Act" This is the problem. The Supreme Court has no
by _qulr 6y ago
"The case that the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday turned on the meaning of a 1947 law, the Portal-to-Portal Act"
This is the problem. The Supreme Court has no choice but to follow the law. It's up to Congress to change the law. This appears to be an outdated, badly written law that doesn't account for present circumstances.
- j_walter 6y agoThis is the biggest frustration that many people have with criticism of SCOTUS...they want them to rule one way or another when congress could simply write new laws to be more clear (ok, it's not simple but it is the correct way). Right vs. Left...conservative vs. liberal...doesn't matter if the laws were written correctly to begin with.
- _qulr 6y agoI think partisanship is the main reason why Congress can't write laws to be more clear. Gridlock is easier than action, which leaves the courts to decide important issues. Imagine the debate over rewriting the 2nd Amendment to be clearer. ;-)
- j_walter 6y agoI couldn't agree more. One of the few things I think Trump has done correctly is that he sunsetted DACA with a timeline that should have been adequate to pass a new law (that was his point actually since the presidential order was not the right way to do it). Enough people were outraged that it should not have been hard to get something done...but still nothing. Better to place blame on Trump than to make sure a permanent law could be passed. Oh...and we shouldn't be leaving it up to the courts...by the time its at SCOTUS the damage has been done and everyone's time is wasted.