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So the supreme court will become a parliament. In a sense it is the logical consequence of it shifting to making laws rather than enforcing the compliance to th
by cm2187 6y ago
So the supreme court will become a parliament. In a sense it is the logical consequence of it shifting to making laws rather than enforcing the compliance to the constitution.
But that's also the death of a counter-power. And this should not be taken lightly. If you can take it over, the other side can too.
- diegoholiveira 6y ago> So the supreme court will become a parliament. It already is.
- minikites 6y ago>If you can take it over, the other side can too. The Republicans already have. Remember Merrick Garland?
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- emodendroket 6y agoThe whole notion of judicial review was from its conception a political tool.
- cm2187 6y agoMy limited understanding of the history is that until recently (I think probably the 80s), supreme court judges were confirmed at a near unanimity. But then the supreme court decided to use the constitution as a tool to make changes that should be the realm of congress. And logically, appointment to the court became highly politicized.
- emodendroket 6y agoThe notion that the Supreme Court wasn’t political until the 1980s is an interpretation I’d rather strongly disagree with. Whether the Supreme Court was making rulings that were more properly the domain of Congress, well, that’s a matter of opinion at any point. The Dredd Scott decision, for instance, was decided on a political basis and was arguably an overstep for the Court.