what do you think about how the Supreme Court is shaping up?
144824
Not to good.  I don't like the newest appointees though (Miers, Roberts, and Alito).
933876
Oh Firestorm, your childish understanding of our legal system, and in particular the concept of judicial review - is adorable. Yeah, abortion is legal? Why? Because the Supreme Court says so. And it looks like even our new Justices are going to choose to uphold abortion as a woman's right...because they understand the constitution. That is, after all, their job.
440432
I think it's interisting.  I'm curious to see how this turns out.  I guess they make us have car insurance... I'm worried it's gonna be a huge burdon on business and low income families... let's wait and see!
511284
hopefully they'll address health care and try to get us out of debt. neither side seems to have any real good candidates yet though.\n\nand they'd make it a law to have "Naked Tuesdays".
1120693
It used to be the Supreme Court but that ain't happening no mo'. The mainstream media is a joke and we've given our vote over to Diebold ( who makes the credit card readers on gas pumps and ATM's)
558902
usually Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
741932
It still looks like we're going to take the House, and at the very least get a closer deficit in the Senate.\n\nIts about to get a lot harder for you Republicans to **** up the country like you have been doing.
134974
Your case could be from a State supreme court.
265665
As far as the U.S. goes, I see it becoming eventually more like an oligarchy. With the "dumbing down" of the population, we will be in control of the power elite. Few people will have knowlege and power while the rest of the population is so apathetic and uneducated they won't care.\nNot accusing, just warning.
64298
Judges do that all the time.  I am not saying that they are perfect.  They normally make decisions based on the law that exist at the time.\n\nAs long as the majority of the Supreme Court is able to be unbias, then I am happy.
764739
Its all just so wonderful isn't it?  In all seriousness, it is going to be little scary for the republicans for a while.  Yet, things will calm down and life will move on, and hopefully for the better.\n\nTake Care
971823
Probably so.  The public would then have a chance to see just how far left the Democratic party (especially Nancy) has gone.  Unfortunately, there might be some serious damage to the judges nominated to federal courts by then.
761465
Good question. There are many times that I have felt that we have been under a dictatorship of the judiciary.
267210
The Supreme Court reviews all acts,laws,and statutes,and case opinions both with the federal and state in the American legal system.If the Court feels that the situation is unconstitutional it has the power to void it out.The Courts decision is final and stands supreme.Read the Bill of Rights (the Constitution). There are only a few to read.If you don't have access to a book do a search on the internet.Good luck and happy hunting.You can download e-books to help you with other similar projects in this field.I use to hate learning about government but, now that I am older it is more interesting to learn.Especially now that I know that I can have a positive say in this world as to how it is run since ,government effects everybody sooner or later.We have to think about our future and making it better.I too am studying government except mine is with criminal justice and wanting to help teens.
782299
Well, my opinion is that the document is outdated.  It's just a piece of paper,  made by men after all, and yet it is revered as if made by the hand of God.  \n\nI think it should be considered to draw up a new constitution: One that wouldn't need exhaustive amounts of amendments, and would apply to the state of affairs in 2006 versus 1776.  It could also include and merge all the standing supreme court decisions, which would allow the justices to refer to the constitution instead of court precedent, a practice I find to be admirable but not necessarily wise.  (A decision handed down in the past may nonetheless have been in error.)\n\nI realize that this is an extremely radical viewpoint.  But nonetheless I think people should consider the fact that the constitution is more symbolic now than truly effective.
72732
I don't understand how you think. You try to conect Bush with the supreme court and go on and on about bush subjugating humanity to his will. You ignore that the supreme court has MAKING laws for decades, and thats not what the founders intended it to be. This law making aspect has been used for YEARS by democracts to further their own agenda. Youre so blindly consumed with an irrational fear of Bush that you can't see the bigger picture.\n\nHere in CA we have popular votes, we have a clear majority vote, the state supreme court declares them unconstitutional. This is an overwhelmingly liberal state, with an overwhelmingly liberal court system. The democrats here have the same gripe as you when it comes to Alito but when it comes to the CA sumpreme court over throwing their vote all you hear is silence because its their own party screwing them.\n\nTo summ it up don't be so narrow in your thinking, see the forrest not just republican trees.\n\nRegards,\n\nRascal\n\nPS. you seem familiar. Didn't you work for Bill Clinton?\n\nPPS. Can I have your vote for best answer please? :)
251861
The Supreme Court acts as the highest level of appelate courts in the United States.  They have the final say in any case that they choose to hear.\n\nAlso, the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in certain types of cases involving certain kinds of Conctitutional issues and disputes between states.\n\nSupreme Court justices are appointed for life.  Senators are elected to 6 year terms.  Senators offices are divided into 3 classes, appropriately named Class I, Class II and Class III.  Every even numbered year, one of the classes is up for re-election.\n\nSo this year (2006 in case you're not paying attention)  one class (I think it's class III) will be elected.  In 2008, the next class is elected, and so on.\n\nThe elections that occur between Presidential elections (2006 for example) are referred to as Mid-Term elections, and usually get less attention, and therefore, more incumbant re-elections.