Posted on 03/22/2019 5:31:49 AM PDT by gattaca
Nice in theory, however try to live with just the Constitution as the law....not USSC opinions, and you’ll soon end up in jail, or worse.....
Lawyers.... My Pop told me “They taste just like chicken.”
True, but those placed on SCOTUS from the beginning of our nation have ascribed to themselves more and more power. They need to be reined in...
We the people have the final say... and until enough are ready to remedy the situation, things will get worse.
The view must be very nice from that ivory tower, but down here in the weeds we’re still living with Rowe v. Wade, and Heller v. D.C.
Justice John Roberts could have written this opinion piece but it still would not change reality.
Reality:
Decisions are considered law by the Congress and the Executive branch.
A decision by SCOTUS provides precedent on which lower courts will rule and by which law suits will be accepted by litigators.
SCOTUS is co-equal in the sense that it is embedded into the politics of our government.
SCOTUS is every bit as political as the Congress and the Executive branch. The Constitution made it a political body by providing for the President to nominate and the Senate to approve judicial appointments.
That’s reality!
Look to the Declaration of Independence!
This essay should be required reading for Donald Trump.
Every time the Democrats throw an injunction at him, he walks away from the issue.
Or even worse - he sends career DOJ Leftist lawyers into court to “defend” his policies.
The only way Trump can have any impact on the Deep State is to flagrantly ignore judicial decisions - and risk impeachment.
I think we lost the republic with Marbury v Madison in 1803. Justice John Marshall decided that the Supreme Court could decide what was and what was not a law. Black robed tyranny started early.
so how does the 2nd amendment fit?
Chilling. And sobering.
Natural born citizen still means born here of citizen parents.
The problem with the USSC is that it forgot its primary mission long ago. It isn’t and hasn’t been a arbiter in ages - it now serves as a hyper-partisan extension of the political parties. Especially the Dhimmicrap party.
Every court decision establishes precedence, which is legal ammo in subsequent trials.
The court has the power, over time, to define the impact of laws in how they are interpreted.
Congress passes laws that are intentionally not well defined for political reasons. The generation of each law is a compromise. This delegates power to the courts.
The lack of proper definition in the law increases the courts’ ability to shape interpretation and precedence, and thus increases the courts’ power.
The Supreme court determines what is not law. Scotus determines if a law is constitutional.
The three political justices do not believe in the constitution. they support the right of judges to legislate. the three women must be eliminated to have a fair court
Andrew Jackson had the right idea, to wit: Justice Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it”. And he wasn’t impeached. But, of course, he was a Democrat.
Exactly right.
All it will take is one POTUS with the courage to tell the court thanks for your opinion but it will not be enforced. It is not in the Constitution. Then let the Congress work it out.
Unfortunately, generally speaking, the populace has been lulled into believing that Judges are the final arbiters in all things. It’s no different than the 9th Circuit issuing broad injunctions on all things Trump, while another Circuit agrees with the President. Unfortunately, all is deferred to the 9th Circuit for some odd reason.
I’m pretty sure I read that there is no law granting Judicial Immunity. But, it’s accepted as fact. SCOTUS has made decisions on it, but I don’t think there’s a federal law with regards to it.
Think about Jury Nullification. A number of judges are against the practice. IMHO, it takes away their power and they don’t like that.
All of this makes me think of the Battle of Athens and how the people of Athens, Tenn took back their town. The corrupt Mayor and Sheriff are no different than the corrupt judiciary of today. We have the same FISC Judge, Contreras, making a decision based on his belief in climate change, rather than the facts. We have former SCOTUS Judge Kennedy admitting that his decision on gay marriage was based on emotion and how he felt bad for gays, rather than on the facts.
At the end of the day, the power is in the People. But, we’re too divided as a nation to do anything like that. And we’re becoming more divided every day. No one person is going to change that. Not Donald Trump, Ghandi, or Jesus Christ. There are lots of folks in the middle that could probably find common ground on a number of issues. But, folks like Sanders, AOC, Omar, Pressley, Tlaib, ANTIFA, etc etc are making it increasingly difficult for that to happen.
For me, the worst part is, it always seems like the Left gets their way. Immigration is the perfect example. Half the country wants it. Half the country doesn’t. But it’s still happening and getting worse every day. So, the half that wants it, the Left, wins. Day in, Day out.
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