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> Let's just call this article what it is: pure leftist propaganda. This is a stupid take. Separation of powers is a cornerstone of the system of checks and b
by chipdart 2y ago
> Let's just call this article what it is: pure leftist propaganda.
This is a stupid take.
Separation of powers is a cornerstone of the system of checks and balances. The Legislative Branch exercises congressional power, the Executive Branch exercises executive power, and the Judicial Branch exercises judicial review.
This decision means that the judicial branch, on top of exercising judicial review, encroaches on the role of the Executive Branch by overriding how it exercises executive power.
This is a blatant power grab, regardless of where your political compass points to.
For example, taken from the article:
> So, for instance, if Congress passes a Clean Air Act (which it did in in 1963) and the president creates an executive agency to enforce it (which President Richard Nixon did in 1970), then it’s really not up to the Supreme Court to say, “Well, actually, ‘clean air’ doesn’t mean what the EPA thinks it means.”
If you want another example, imagine a Supreme Court decision that determines that owning a gun is illegal because possessing one infringes on some other constitutional right.