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To: Navy Patriot

If you are suggesting that a simple majority vote in both houses and the approval of the President should be able to render any judge powerless, then you are suggesting tyranny. Our revolution, Constitution, and laws were setup to prevent just that sort of seizure of power.


34 posted on 11/25/2011 7:09:05 PM PST by RecoveringPaulisto
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To: RecoveringPaulisto
Thomas Jefferson simply had Congress rescind the law and he fired all the judges.

What kind of tyranny was that?

Sounds like to me Jefferson had his ear to the ground and found out the people had lost confidence in the courts.

Just like any democratic body, a loss of confidence should result in a replacement of the government ~ and the courts are part of the government. Think of them as a pre-regulatory Executive Branch covered by Civil Service laws ~ you cut of the funds they go away.

37 posted on 11/25/2011 7:14:55 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: RecoveringPaulisto
If you are suggesting that a simple majority vote in both houses and the approval of the President

Generally, "electorate" means more than a simple majority vote in both houses and the approval of the President.

38 posted on 11/25/2011 7:16:35 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it. (plagiarized))
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