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To: Conan the Conservative

The legislators who pass the laws and the Presidents who appointed the judges were all elected by the people. One would therefore assume the government is representing the wishes of the people. If not, the people should stop electing the representatives and Presidents responsible for the conduct of the bureaucracy and the courts.

How many federal judges are impeached and removed by Congress each year? Very few if any. Impeachment is the Constitutional check on the power of runaway judges. Since Congress is not removing judges one must presume Congress is satisfied with their behavior. If Congress isn’t removing judges one must also presume the people who elect the representatives are satisfied with the rulings of the judges.

In addition the people have the ability to check the power of the courts through a Constitutional convention or Constitutional amendment. There is no popular movement underway to amend the Constitution or call a convention to reign in the judicial branch. Therefore, the majority of the people must be either satisfied with or indifferent to the actions of the judiciary.

The point I am making is until the people rise up and change the government, we will have status quo.


22 posted on 02/10/2011 6:04:30 AM PST by Soul of the South (When times are tough the tough get going.)
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To: Soul of the South
until the people rise up and change the government, we will have status quo.

That's what most Americans want, the status quo, and the promise of liberalism.

33 posted on 02/10/2011 6:26:47 AM PST by Theodore R. (Rush was right when he said America may survive Obama but not the Obama supporters.)
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