> If a would be dictator were elected in the United States, would it be better if the courts had broad power to check the executive branch's actions, or would i

> If a would be dictator were elected in the United States, would it be better if the courts had broad power to check the executive branch's actions, or would it be better if the courts' power of review was very limited in scope? That obviously depends: are the judges ideologically friendly toward the wannabe dictator and the dictator's supporters, or toward a large faction of the executive branch that suddenly finds themselves under the rule of a wannabe dictator they may not personally approve?