Just wondering about this. The Supreme Court is part of our third branch of government. We think of courts as settling matters. Cases are brought forth, both civil and criminal, and the court system has the final say. I have always thought of the courts as responders. They don't go out and find the cases, the cases are brought before them for decisions.
But when a country (ours) is in extreme crisis, with so many illegal things happening and an executive branch that flouts the law and even supports a commander in chief who is up to his eyeballs in corruption -- is it even possible for that branch of government to step in and do something? I mean, do something on their own. Initiate proceedings themselves, rather than wait for cases to be brought? I would like to understand how far the Supreme Court can go.
In the U.S., a writ of certiorari is about as far as they go... that's when the higher authority takes up a case and leapfrogs regular procedure. That allows them to move faster, except they don't move... they just declare which side is right. Needs somebody to complain first.
They have bailiffs and other security for their courtrooms, but no special forces stuff.
Thanks. So just to clarify, it's a situation where someone has brought a case and for whatever reason, the higher court allows it to skip over other cases and get to them faster? It's nothing to do with them initiating any action like, "Hey, we've noticed a lot of illegal laws and we're stepping in to clarify some thing." Right?
Right.
Alright, thanks.
The whole legal system is broken when employers can mandate experimental (or any) medical procedures, when the government can mandate that an individual buy something (health insurance), when elections are stolen...
The system is broken, there is no coming back.
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