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Democrats float the idea of ‘jurisdiction stripping' of Supreme Court
Democrats have been threatening to pack the courts if Donald Trump got a third Supreme Court pick. Long before Ruth Bader Ginsburg died the Democrats were threatening drastic action in order to "even" out the court. Now that Donald Trump has that third nominee the calls to pack the Supreme Court have intensified.But that is not the only option the Democrats are pondering, in addition to this the Democrats have introduced a term limits bill and now there is also talk being floated in Democratic circles of "jurisdiction stripping." According to this story, what this means is that Democrats want to limit which types of legislation will be reviewable by the court system—lower courts and the Supreme Court. Here is more: Facing the prospect of a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Hold it, stop everything. This new pick would give the Supreme Court a 5-4 majority. In case the liberals have not noticed, John Roberts is a liberal. Anyway back to the story: In recent weeks professors at top-tier law schools have published articles advocating for jurisdiction stripping or other reforms that would chip away at the court’s power rather than simply alter its ideological makeup. Some liberal proponents believe jurisdiction stripping could help Democrats shield bold future legislation from damaging court battles. In theory a Democratic Congress could pass a health-care plan or a Green New Deal with a provision stipulating that the legislation lies outside the bounds of Supreme Court review. Under variations of the jurisdiction-stripping proposal, Democratic lawmakers could also limit the ability of lower courts to review legislation So you pass a bill with an amendment to the legislation which says the legislation cannot be challenged in court and there is nothing that can be done about it? What happened to the separation of powers? They really are getting desperate but this idea takes the cake, they are losing their minds. Rate this: Posted by: 746 2020-10-07 |
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