How to Drain the Judicial Swamp

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How to Drain the Judicial Swamp
The New American ^ | 04 February 2017 | Selwyn Duke

Posted on 2/5/2017, 1:04:05 PM by VitacoreVision

It’s no surprise the Democrats plan to fight against the nomination of President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals judge Neil Gorsuch. There are no confirmation battles like Supreme Court confirmation battles because, as we always hear, such a decision can “shape the country for a generation.”

This doesn’t sound like the role envisioned by the founders. As Alexander Hamilton wrote in The Federalist, No. 78, the judiciary is (theoretically) the “least dangerous” branch of government because it “has no influence over either the sword or the purse.” So how have the courts been afforded so much power?

“Afforded” is the word. In reality, the judiciary has become the most dangerous branch due to ignorance and congressional abdication of responsibility.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3521620/posts

[Oceander]

The courts have been afforded so much power because Congress has given it to them, indirectly, by passing so many statutes that are so intrusive.

I don't remember so much beefing over the swampish courts during the Obama administration, and I do remember much gnashing of teeth over the depredations of the executive during the Obama administration.  How can y'all deal with that much cognitive dissonance?

[Sanguine]

This is a direct link to the story so that you don't have to go through TOS to get there:  http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/25307-how-to-drain-the-judicial-swamp

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

The courts have been afforded so much power because Congress has given it to them, indirectly, by passing so many statutes that are so intrusive.

I don't remember so much beefing over the swampish courts during the Obama administration, and I do remember much gnashing of teeth over the depredations of the executive during the Obama administration.  How can y'all deal with that much cognitive dissonance?

Conservative animosity towards the USsc is curious because obama was the most reversed admin in history I believe.


They were more effective at stopping obamas agenda than congress was.