Judges should be free from retaliation. But that doesn’t mean that the judicial function shouldn’t have to answer to the other two branches of government. Removing the ability of the judicial system to have juristiction over certain kinds of cases is not retaliation against judges. Our 3 branches of government were meant to be interdependent, not independent.
Wrong, wrong, WRONG!
There MUST be the ability to "retaliate" against judges, lest they become courthouse kings above reproach.
This grows all the more important for high-court justices. Their MUST be limits and checks upon their judicial powers and opinions.
To quote Gerald Ford in his brief (but Lincolnesque) speech on the steps of his home the night of Nixon's resignation:
"Here, the people rule."
The people.
NOT Justices and judges.
When a judge or justice - or a full court - issues a ruling that is outrageous, that judge or justice must face personal consequences.
Sandra Day O'Connor was a fool. Wasn't she the one who mentioned the importance of "international law" in reaching U.S. Supreme Court decisions?
- John