Abolish SCOTUS.
this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2024
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“It’s the role of the judiciary historically under the Constitution to police the line between the legislature and the executive to make sure that the executive is not operating as a king,”
That's a wild perspective of what a court does and exists for. Sounds like someone needs another court for when this one starts breaking the law and trying to use its position for authority.
And yet it's the sort of perspective I would expect from a man who took beer up the ass in college to be part of the gang.
Is this not why we elect Congress, to pass the laws under which we live? We did not elect bureaucrats. We elect legislators.
It's why we have three branches of government.
When was the last time we passed legislation of note? 2017? Before that? Obamacare?
We elected a lot of people who are happy to just let the federal government do nothing and collect a paycheck.
I 100% agree, but that does not mean that unelected bureaucrats get to take up that responsibility. The responsibility of voters is to make sure their elected officials are doing their job, and if not then to find those who will.
Considering how long, and how political, ever decision going through congress gets... you really want every single action of the government to be based on the constant bickering of politicians?
The reason we have these federal agencies is so that decisions can be made without political motivation.
Yes. That's why our system is government is designed the way it is.
Why should anyone be held accountable for the decisions of those they did not ask to govern them?
Our Republic was designed to give everyone a voice. When those who are unaccountable to the electorate govern something is very wrong.
