Is it time for Americans to reconsider the principle of Judicial Review?

[FrontlineWarrior]

There's already a bunch of people protecting constitutional rights. They're called the ACLU.

 

[snooker]

I fear that the courts will be involved in every election from now on
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It appears that way doesn't it. SAD


If there is a deadline, then that deadline should be upheld. It should not matter if the person who was there dropped out, if it is passed that deadline, then they shouldn't be able to submit a new person in his place. Didn't he drop out because he was way behind in all the polls? If so then there definitly shouldn't be a replacement for him.

I am not a Democrat nor a Republican so I could care less what happens between those 2 parties
as long as they are obeyiong the rules of election.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: glenn1

i don't think that would work very well. i just don't trust the common idiot to make good decisions regarding these types of things.

Your words, not mine. So since you don't believe in democracy, what form of government do you think the U.S. should have?

American government 101, people. The United States government is not a democracy, but a republic ("I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands..."), as decisions are not made directly by the constituent members of the country but by officials to whom citizens delegate their legislative authority.

(It was also the interpretation of one of my college history professors that Founding Fathers didn't trust the common people, either, which was their rationale for the creation of the Electoral College)

Do I think bias exists in the court system? Absolutely. Why is it so important when Presidents nominate new members to the Supreme Court? Because they are gaining a lifetime voice for their party's stance (and I hardly believe a nominee would ever be put forth if they didn't reflect at least some of the prevailing opinions of their party's philosophies) in the interpretation of future laws. However, the fact that these are lifetime positions insures some constancy in their opinions, as opposed to the "prevailing wind" issues which plague the comparatively shorter-term members of Congress.

Checks and balances are good. If there is disagreement, there is debate, and if there is debate, there is the airing and discussion (hopefully public) of issues. I mistrust a government where everything happens in lockstep a whole lot more than one where some level of wrangling goes on.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

The reason for the judicial system:
4 guys want to rape one girl. It's a 4-1 vote in a democracy.





Democracy isn't a perfect form of government. I think the mixed democracy/republic that we have isn't too bad though.