Our founders wanted the judicial branch to check executive and legislative power.

Author: conorlarkin (22924 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 2:27 pm on Jul 19, 2026

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Most legal scholars believe the current US Supreme Court has fallen short in doing so. I agree. And the shadow docket is out of hand.

To your point, courts are not sacred. They get it wrong sometimes. Over time, they do better. The US Supreme Court gets the final word.

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Replies to: “Our founders wanted the judicial branch to check executive and legislative power.”

I guess we can just ignore the SCOTUS. [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:56am 7/19/26 (11) [View All]
- State constitutions can provide additional protection above and beyond US Constitution. - conorlarkin - 1:01am 7/19/26
  - You didn’t feel that way about the unborn protections under Roe. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:06am 7/19/26
  - when states decide to ignore SCOTUS, it’s detrimental to the country [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:48am 7/19/26
    - States cannot blow off US Supreme Court rulings. Only Trump does so. [NT] - conorlarkin - 1:59am 7/19/26
      - Example? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:07am 7/19/26
        
        Why do you think the Trump Administration is always being sued? - conorlarkin - 4:35am 7/19/26
        
        Why do you think courts are sacred? - MarkHarman - 10:40am 7/19/26
        
        Our founders wanted the judicial branch to check executive and legislative power. - conorlarkin - 2:27pm 7/19/26
        
        And in which branch did the Founders favor having the most power, oh lover of democracy? - MAS - 4:11pm 7/19/26
        
        Congress. Article I. A check on “the King.” So vote Democrat. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:03pm 7/19/26
      - Such as? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:29am 7/19/26

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