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To: Razzz42
Unfortunately, we have no recourse to deal with judges for they are outside of every democratic safeguard intended by the Revolution and will always remain the greatest threat to our liberty

I've always believed this to be at the heart of what is now the failing American Experiment.

2 posted on 04/15/2012 12:08:19 PM PDT by jeffc (Prayer. It's freedom of speech.)
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To: jeffc
Unfortunately, we have no recourse to deal with judges for they are outside of every democratic safeguard intended by the Revolution and will always remain the greatest threat to our liberty.M

Not exactly. Congress has the power to regulate the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

Also, Congress (or rather a majority of the House and 2/3 of the Senate) can remove an judge whenever it sees fit.

That such restraints on the power of the judges has not been implemented is not the fault of those who wrote the powers into the Constitution. It's the fault of lazy and careerist congressmen.

5 posted on 04/15/2012 12:44:27 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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