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Re:Democrats to introduce legislation to expand Supreme Court by helsinkiandrew on Thursday April 15, 2021 @09:49AM (#26820460)
Is the problem that the wording of the constitution is so old its interpretation is so dependent on the political and personal leanings of the judges?
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Re:Democrats to introduce legislation to expand Supreme Court by emodendroket on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:02AM (#26820619)
Judicial review was dreamt up by nervous federalists looking for a way to tie Jefferson’s hands. It is not so much a matter of it being unable to keep up as people not necessarily finding it desirable for it to work as designed anymore.
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