No crisis...this how the balance of powers should work
I am guessing the DFC is part of the Executive branch...so the Executive branch of the state government ignores the court ruling...the judicial branch may (or may not) request that the legislative branch intercede (the threat of impeachment of the governor would be the extreme intercession) and either the legislative branch follows or ignores the judicial branch
the balance of powers playing out...its a beautiful thing...I wish more legislatures and executives had the guts to say to the courts..."no...you're not the final word on every issue...we are co-equal, not subordinate branches"
Your last mini-paragraph says it well.
The three branches function together, not with one branch (the judiciary) lording over the others.
...and a life hangs in the balance.
Good post--thanks.
The World's Superpower and Champion of Human Rights around the globe is starving and dehydrating a disabled woman to death and underage children who bring her water are being handcuffed and arrested.
Does that sum it up? Did I miss anything?
If Indonesia or Thailand want to have 6 year olds work in factories - that is their business - butt out - at least they don't starve and dehydrate their disabled citizens to death.
If China decides to put a bullet in the brain of all their retarded school children tomorrow, what can we say or do?
Next time we want to whine because Libya or Egypt is on the United Nations human rights council we better learn to bite our lip.
There is your perspective from over here. Im gonna try getting more on the local perspective today and try updating later in the day if I can.
I totally agree. The judicial branch has gone far too long with out any checks or balances.