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Israel in chaos as workers strike, ports close and officials protest over Netanyahu's judicial overh
Fishrrman:
"The proposal by Netanyahu's hard-right coalition in January would threaten the independence of the Supreme Court and limit judges’ powers"
That sounds like EXACTLY what needs to be done -- RIGHT HERE.
Right_in_Virginia:
Senators issue bipartisan statement in support of Netanyahu decision to suspend overhaul
Times of Israel, Mar 27, 2023
US Senators Chris Murphy and Mitt Romney issue a joint, bipartisan statement expressing their support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to temporarily suspend efforts to overhaul the judiciary.
“As bipartisan members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee who care deeply about Israel, we welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to postpone consideration of judicial reforms. Shared democratic values have long underpinned the US-Israel relationship, and we hope this delay provides an opportunity to work towards a compromise and de-escalation of the current crisis,” the senators say.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/senators-issue-bipartisan-statement-in-support-of-netanyahu-decision-to-suspend-overhaul/
DefiantMassRINO:
Postpone = buy more time to weaken opposition and opponents
Fishrrman:
I didn't write what follows.
It was posted over at TOS by "Jewbacca".
But he explains why Netanyahu wanted to reform the Israeli court system.
Take it for what it's worth:
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There are four reforms planned:
1. The Supreme Court in Israel is more of a legislative body than in the USA. It is not as strictly limited by the “case or controversy” limitation, but can act on its own, and basically veto any law. It uses this power very aggressively to act as the un-elected head of government in Israel and in a very Leftist manner, as they are all Leftists. The first proposal is to allow the people’s democratically-elected representatives overrule the un-elected judge’s edicts. Biden and the Left considers this democratic check on the Court’s power “fascism” and “against democracy”.
2. Related to number one, the Supreme Court created a rule that it could override legislation and laws based on whether the body considered it “reasonable”. So it’s not like checking against the text of the the First Amendment and saying “nope, Constitution says you can’t do that.” It’s a judicially-created rule that says “if we judges would legislate in a different manner, we’ll do so”. Again, stripping un-elected judges of the power to do whatever they felt like is “fascism”, according to Biden, et al.
3. Judges are really appointed in Israel by a private cabal of the bar association, with little input by the the elected officials. The reform will change this so the elected officials will have the final say on judges. Again, because the private cabal is Leftist, having the people’s representatives pick judges is “fascism” and (barely paraphrasing )”something out of the Third Reich”.
4. The actual cabinet officials don’t really run their department. Instead, they HAVE to do what un-appointed, un-fireable, lawyers in the departments say. These lifetime Leftist government hacks are all Leftists. So, again, allowing elected (and also appointed) officials actually govern, and not be figureheads to the actual leaders, who are Leftist hacks, is “fascism”.
So there you go.
Basically, the Left is upset that their unchecked power is being checked by the will of the People. So they are rioting.
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source:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4141391/posts?page=6#6
Again, see my original reply above...
Cyber Liberty:
--- Quote from: Fishrrman on March 28, 2023, 05:44:44 pm ---I didn't write what follows.
It was posted over at TOS by "Jewbacca".
But he explains why Netanyahu wanted to reform the Israeli court system.
Take it for what it's worth:
==========
There are four reforms planned:
1. The Supreme Court in Israel is more of a legislative body than in the USA. It is not as strictly limited by the “case or controversy” limitation, but can act on its own, and basically veto any law. It uses this power very aggressively to act as the un-elected head of government in Israel and in a very Leftist manner, as they are all Leftists. The first proposal is to allow the people’s democratically-elected representatives overrule the un-elected judge’s edicts. Biden and the Left considers this democratic check on the Court’s power “fascism” and “against democracy”.
2. Related to number one, the Supreme Court created a rule that it could override legislation and laws based on whether the body considered it “reasonable”. So it’s not like checking against the text of the the First Amendment and saying “nope, Constitution says you can’t do that.” It’s a judicially-created rule that says “if we judges would legislate in a different manner, we’ll do so”. Again, stripping un-elected judges of the power to do whatever they felt like is “fascism”, according to Biden, et al.
3. Judges are really appointed in Israel by a private cabal of the bar association, with little input by the the elected officials. The reform will change this so the elected officials will have the final say on judges. Again, because the private cabal is Leftist, having the people’s representatives pick judges is “fascism” and (barely paraphrasing )”something out of the Third Reich”.
4. The actual cabinet officials don’t really run their department. Instead, they HAVE to do what un-appointed, un-fireable, lawyers in the departments say. These lifetime Leftist government hacks are all Leftists. So, again, allowing elected (and also appointed) officials actually govern, and not be figureheads to the actual leaders, who are Leftist hacks, is “fascism”.
So there you go.
Basically, the Left is upset that their unchecked power is being checked by the will of the People. So they are rioting.
==========
source:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4141391/posts?page=6#6
Again, see my original reply above...
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Thanks for that! I remember Jewbacca well, he's a good guy.
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