Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
[Re: Posco]
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I'm glad to hear someone say that voting matters..
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
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Roe V wade causes me great concern. Right now the democrats are in self destruct mode. they are finally beginning to look like the fools they and their policies are. Now that Trump is gone they have nothing to unite the ultra left progressive socialists with the moderate socialists and the centrist socialists. If Roe v Wade gets overturned that may give them a unifying rallying cry and change the mid terms from a republican landslide to a much closer battle. perhaps even allowing them to maintain control.
If it saves 1,000,000 lives a year, I reckon I could handle a few more years of democrat control.
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
[Re: Posco]
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I doubt we will ever see a republican landslide again. Too many liberals moving into Texas and too many immigrants wanting handouts coming in by the thousands. It will be interesting to see just how purple Texas becomes. Also way too many rhinos in local county judge offices around here. Amazing how much damage they can do in 4 years.
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
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Can the Supreme Court rule on packing the court? Congress created the Supreme Court and can set the number of justices The Constitution, Art. III Sec.1, created the Supreme Court. Lesser courts are established by Congress. The Constitution doesn't specify the number of justices on the Supreme Court (or lesser courts). By not specifying the number of justices, the Framers of the Constitution showed their intention of meeting the needs of a growing nation and increasing court workload. I think the number of justices should be increased to meet caseloads that have increased by orders of magnitude since the number was last set on nine, back in the 19th Century. If the proposed increase is just an attempt at court-packing by either party, I oppose it. Jim
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
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Roe V wade causes me great concern. Right now the democrats are in self destruct mode. they are finally beginning to look like the fools they and their policies are. Now that Trump is gone they have nothing to unite the ultra left progressive socialists with the moderate socialists and the centrist socialists. If Roe v Wade gets overturned that may give them a unifying rallying cry and change the mid terms from a republican landslide to a much closer battle. perhaps even allowing them to maintain control.
If it saves 1,000,000 lives a year, I reckon I could handle a few more years of democrat control. I don't see it ever getting overturned. It's been the "law of the land" for too long now. No one has the power or guts to do anything about it.
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
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Roe V wade causes me great concern. Right now the democrats are in self destruct mode. they are finally beginning to look like the fools they and their policies are. Now that Trump is gone they have nothing to unite the ultra left progressive socialists with the moderate socialists and the centrist socialists. If Roe v Wade gets overturned that may give them a unifying rallying cry and change the mid terms from a republican landslide to a much closer battle. perhaps even allowing them to maintain control.
That's a valid concern but Republicans are only a slightly lesser evil than Democrats, they just slow the rate of decline.
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
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Congress created the Supreme Court and can set the number of justices
The Constitution, Art. III Sec.1, created the Supreme Court. Lesser courts are established by Congress. The Constitution doesn't specify the number of justices on the Supreme Court (or lesser courts). By not specifying the number of justices, the Framers of the Constitution showed their intention of meeting the needs of a growing nation and increasing court workload. I think the number of justices should be increased to meet caseloads that have increased by orders of magnitude since the number was last set on nine, back in the 19th Century. If the proposed increase is just an attempt at court-packing by either party, I oppose it. Jim So Jim, would it be incorrect to say that the Constitution authorized the Supreme Court but that Congress created it by the enabling legislation of the Judiciary Act of 1789 .Passed by congress and signed by Washington ? SCOTUS didn't exist until that happened.
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
[Re: Posco]
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I wouldn't say that Congress created the court. I've forgotten whatever I once learned about the Judiciary Act of 1789, but I think that was enabling legislation, to physically set up the Court, allow a budget, offices, etc.
But don't quote me.
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
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What sort of enforcement mechanism would you like to see?
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
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The three branches of government rely on mutual deference to the others' spheres of power or jurisdiction. Congress and the president are supposed to defer to the Court's pronouncements of law, and the Court is expected to stay out of policy, which is the purview of president and Congress.
This understanding gets frayed and tested by controversial cases, like Roe v. Wade, or Citzens' United.
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
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A writ of mandamus is an order to a lower court to do something.
Aren't federal marshals part of the Justice Department, which is part of the executive branch?
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
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We have separation of powers for a reason. The judicial branch is separate and equal to the other two branches. It may not always be perfect, but it is a darn good system. How would you improve it. Threats to any branch should be dealt with accordingly. We already have the laws in place. We need to use them to their fullest potential, regardless of who the offender is, didn't read the whole thread, but I recall Chuck Schumer threatening SCOTUS, and nothing came of that...
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Re: Warning the court, threatening the country
[Re: white17]
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I thought the writ could also be directed at government officials to compel them to comply with the law ?? Is that not the case ? Or are you saying that in the case of SCOTUS, a mandamus order would be directed at a lower court....but lower courts could also issue them against individuals ? I think you're right--on both counts. Suppose the Court strikes down Texas's abortion law. Normally, the Texas authorities would comply with that decision, and allow abortion clinics to reopen. But what if the Texas governor tells the Court to take a hike, and orders state troopers to keep the abortion clinics closed? The Court would need the president's help at that point, to enforce its decision--I think--with federal marshals. At least that's the way it worked back in the civil rights era. I don't know the procedural mechanism, writ of mandamus probably. I may have picked a bad example. I don't mean to reopen the abortion issue. Jim
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