And in which branch did the Founders favor having the most power, oh lover of democracy?

Author: MAS (22658 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 4:11 pm on Jul 19, 2026

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We both know that they would be appalled at the behavior of current federal judges. But that's what "democracy" is about, right? Unelected officials impeding the agendas of elected officials because judges dislike their policies. Yay, democracy!

Replies to: “And in which branch did the Founders favor having the most power, oh lover of democracy?”

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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