July 21, 2015
Fighting Supreme Court Arrogance
Gallup published in late July a poll that showed that Republicans strongly disapprove of the Supreme Court, in stark contrast with Democrats. This ought to be a rallying cry for Republicans going into the 2016 election.
No institution in American government has been as destructive and arrogant as the Supreme Court. Until we unwind the anti-constitutional arrogance of power this court has seized for itself, the problems of our political system cannot be solved.
The problem of a Supreme Court that takes upon itself paramount power in our constitutional framework goes back to the early days of the republic. None of the Founding Fathers believed that the Supreme Court should have the power to interpret the Constitution. Jefferson believed that a simple vote of Congress was enough to overturn a Supreme Court decision, and when the Supreme Court grabbed supra-constitutional power, Jefferson warned: “The Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the...(Read Full Article)