“Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry, so why are we so quick to doubt that the same great results can be achieved by putting the government's justice-dealing branch on the same market-based course?” PeopleGovernmentLawCoursesWishJusticeResultsDoubtIndustryBalanceCampaignsBranchesContributionGoverningLobbyingGreat ResultsCampaign Contributions Author:Thomas Frank
“We often imagine that the court serves as a sort of neutral umpire controlling the warring political branches. But this is mostly myth. The justices of the Supreme Court are themselves actors in the struggle for power, and when they intervene, they think carefully about how their decisions will affect the courts own legitimacy and authority.” ThinkingPoliticalActorsJusticeDecisionStruggleImagineAuthorityCourtMythSupremeBranchesImagine ThatSupreme CourtUmpiresLegitimacy Author:Noah Feldman
“The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so much upon an upright and skillful administration of justice, that the judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, as both should be checks upon that.” PeopleShouldMayGovernmentJusticeMoralDependsOughtBlessingDignityConstitutionIndependentChecksAdministrationBranchesExecutivesStabilityJudicialSkillfulBranches Of GovernmentJudicial PowerAdministration Of Justice Author:John Adams
“When justices seize authority from the other branches of the federal government, as well as state and local governments, under the rubric of judicial review, that’s tyranny.” WellsStatesGovernmentJusticeAuthorityTyrannyLocalsBranchesReviewsFederal GovernmentJudicialLocal GovernmentRubricsJudicial Review Author:Mark Levin
“The constitution has divided the powers of government into three branches, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, lodging each with a distinct magistracy. The Legislative it has given completely to the Senate and House of Representatives. It has declared that the Executive powers shall be vested in the President, submitting special articles of it to a negative by the Senate, and it has vested the Judiciary power in the courts of justice, with certain exceptions also in favor of the Senate.” GovernmentCertainThreeHouseGivenPresidentJusticeSpecialNegativeConstitutionCourtFavorsBranchesExceptionExecutivesDividedArticlesSenateRepresentativesJudiciaryHouse Of RepresentativesExecutive Power Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state