SCOTUS Power: Teaching kids about Marbury v. Madison

IMAO Podcast ^ | July 19, 2005 | IMAO

[IMAO-Podcast]

President George W. Bush will announce his nomination to replace outgoing Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor at 9pm EDT tonight. Unfortunately, many American children aren't taught in public schools the importance of the Supreme Court or the role they've played in shaping (and sometimes perverting) U.S. law since Marbury v. Madison

[IMAO-Podcast]

To help educate young and old about why choosing the right kind of Supreme Court justice is important to preserve the checks and balances of the U.S. Constitution rather than just legislating from the bench, the IMAO Podcast has made available a short audio selection from their Supreme Court-themed podcast called: "World of Knowledge: Marbury v. Madison"

To listen, click: http://www.imao.us/sound/Marbury.mp3

[Publius6961]

Unfortunately, many American children aren't taught in public schools the importance of the Supreme Court or the role they've played in shaping (and sometimes perverting) U.S. law since Marbury v. Madison

What on earth are you talking about.
Children?

95% of "conservatives" and 99.9997% of 'Rats don't have a clue why Marbury vs Madison is important.
We got to start by teaching the adults.

[flyingspacemonkey]

'Rats, that's CHOICE.

Honestly I had forgotten what MvM was about before listening to the file.

But at least I used to know.

Still funny though.

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[IMAO-Podcast]

In a recent poll on the importance of the Supreme Court:

42% of children age 6-12 said one of their parents would be a good Supreme Court justice.
67% of kids age 13-18 said Jay-Z should be appointed to the high court

Additionally:
25% of women age 25-54 said that Tom Cruise is "probably not batting for the other team"
7% of males 35-54 said that Marbury and Madison should settle their differences, record a CD together of new material, and play the casino circuit.

[flyingspacemonkey]

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