dudeabides
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« on: June 27, 2015, 11:04:24 PM » |
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The U.S. Supreme Court was created to check the powers of the other two branches, it serves as a buffer if you will. The court is here to issue opinions, it is then up to the legislature and executive branches to act on those opinions. Sometimes, these other branches act and other times, not.
The U.S. Supreme Court is not supposed to be the most political branch of government, it is quite the opposite. While some justices might act as legislators, the other two branches of government can choose to ignore their opinions, though they can't ignore any constitutional amendment or laws.
Senator Cruz clearly lacks a basic understanding of our structure of government, or he is purposely trying to create a wedge issue. My guess is, it's a combination of the two.
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