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I think one of the interesting signals they are sending is that, in an era where increasingly law seems to feel like ‘whatever you can construct a Supreme Court
by jameshart 4y ago
I think one of the interesting signals they are sending is that, in an era where increasingly law seems to feel like ‘whatever you can construct a Supreme Court majority to uphold’, there are other elements within the constitutional checks and balances, and executive agencies enforcing legislative intent is one such important component.
- theknocker 4y ago
- tekknik 4y ago> whatever you can construct a Supreme Court majority to uphold I find the same thing with liberal courts. For instance with the second amendment. We clearly have a problem here with the court system reflecting their own personal views instead of what’s written in law. But the problem is not coming from the right. Unless your point is that when a court doesn’t agree with you then they’re wrong.
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- jameshart 4y agoIt was not a partisan point. Constructing a court majority goes both ways. But so does constructing an FTC commissioner board majority! Note that commissioners are seven year senate-confirmed presidential appointees. Similar oversight bodies exist for other federal agencies. This is a useful reminder that such positions are intended (endowed by powers by legislation, in fact) to set rules and govern executive behavior without stuff having to go to the Supreme Court.