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Should its own rulings be as binding? Plessy v. Ferguson was decided in 1896.
by cafard 3y ago
Should its own rulings be as binding? Plessy v. Ferguson was decided in 1896.
- jltsiren 3y agoOf course. The job of the judiciary branch is to establish what the laws actually mean. If people don't like the decisions, the right process is telling the legislative branch to change the laws.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 3y agoThe actual process is to appoint new SCOTUS judges and they just re-interpret the meaning to your liking. No legislation required.
- throw_nbvc1234 3y agoWorks out well for the legislature too. Plenty of topics to campaign on. Plenty of chance to grandstand on social media, in hearings, in the regular media. Get re-elected while solving no problems. "Half" the population will always vote for you because the alternative is socialist/fascist. It's a version of the lazy google engineer [1] that makes less money but has potential for national fame and maybe some insider trading. If the legislature was getting screwed by this arrangement there would be a lot less deadlock in congress and the power of the judicial branch would be relatively less. And somehow this take is somehow less cynical then yours? What a world we live in. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD2JaAnMMo0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD2JaAnMMo0