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No question the executive has had its powers extended beyond the original vision, but I don't often see the same criticism of the judiciary. Judges are more aki
by k4shm0n3y 1y ago
No question the executive has had its powers extended beyond the original vision, but I don't often see the same criticism of the judiciary. Judges are more akin to a monarch than the US executive (courtroom is their kingdom), with very little recourse for ordinary citizens.
- tptacek 1y agoHence the cases and controversies clause.
- davorak 1y agoComplaints about "judicial activism", or complaining about "judges that go to far, have been blasted everywhere since the at least the 90s so more than my adult life, at least from what I can remember growing up in the middle of the USA.
- heylook 1y agoExcept judges can't do anything proactively and are forced to rely on the executive to enforce their decisions and the legislative to fund them. Really, they're absolutely nothing like a monarch. Especially compared to the guy who appoints all the secretaries, commands the military, and decides foreign policy.