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Do you really trust the supreme court these days? 7 men and women designed to decide the fate of our country? also, the supreme court has no say in this. Its

• bobo1357 13y ago
  If we're not following the rule of law, what laws should we follow? Who should interpret our laws? The Supreme Court has the power to issue an order called a “writ of mandamus” to deal with lower courts that overstep their legal authority.
  • jessaustin 13y ago
    What the fuck is the holdup?
• twoodfin 13y ago
  If I were going to decide whether or not I'd trust the Supreme Court, one of the first things I'd want to learn is how many justices sit on it.
  • jivatmanx 13y ago
    Which is only convention, not by law, and in any case, just an arbitrary number. FDR threatened to pack the court with lackeys if they didn't vote in favor of his programs. Which raises the obvious question of, since that event, has the Supreme Court really even served as a check on executive power? I suppose, at least, FDR would have had to answer to public opinion if he had actually carried out that threat. Unlike, say, if the secret FISA court were so threatened.
    • dragonwriter 13y ago
      > Which is only convention, not by law, and in any case, just an arbitrary number No, its actually set by law, not convention. > FDR threatened to pack the court with lackeys if they didn't vote in favor of his programs. FDR proposed legislation to Congress which would have expanded the number of Justices on the Supreme Court. [1] It was not a threat of unilateral action. The President can't appoint people to the Court without an open seat, created by Congress, to appoint them to. > I suppose, at least, FDR would have had to answer to public opinion if he had actually carried out that threat. Unlike, say, if the secret FISA court were so threatened. There are two different courts created under FISA (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review), and the members of both are selected by the Chief Justice of the United States from among current members of the federal judiciary. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Procedures_Reform_Bill_of_1937 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Procedures_Reform_Bill...
• jasonkolb 13y ago
  The Supreme Court is just another political body. If you have any doubt about this just look at the nomination hearings, as well as the huge number of 5-4 rulings. If the law were clear and it wasn't political, most of the rulings would be heavily slanted one way or another as it would be clear to the justices and there would be very little disagreement. In short I agree: the Supreme Court is NOT The Voice of God.