Posted on 03/24/2005 3:24:15 PM PST by tomahawk
Is anyone aware of any other nation on Earth where judges make the law under the guise of interpreting a national constitution, strike down laws that they don't like, and enjoin the elected officials of government from enforcing laws that are valid and not struck down?
I can't think of another nation that has judicial supremacy, not one.
What a disgrace that our country has devolved into this.
Yes, we ultimately can impeach individual judges, but my point is that the American courts, as a branch of government, have take powers that courts in no other countries have deigned to have.
Canada and Israel, though Canada grants more religious freedom than in both America and Israel (hard as that is to believe).
Read Bork's "Coercing Virtue" for an excellent study on what is happening in America using the Canadian and Israel supreme courts as case studies.
what is done (or not done) with what you just said will determine the future of America. this and border security are the critical issues facing us. great post, tomahawk.
Israel = Israeli
Of course, Bork is saying that it is a very bad example to follow as both countries do have judicial tyranny, and that's where we're headed.
Thanks, I'll have to get Bork's book.
I believe that Saddam Hussien was the Supreme Judge in Iraq when he was in power. The law was what he said it was.
But one where the judicial branch is both separate and superior- like we seem to be suffering from these days- hmmm, can't think of any.
Any Islamic country with Sharia law. The judges are the imams.
>I can't think of another nation that has judicial supremacy, not one.
move to mexico.
judges run the country by means of the napoleonic code = you're guilty until proven innocent.
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