Originally posted by JS357Wonder why decisions of SCOTUS are viewed as sacrosanct. Anyone in his right mind can cite decisions of SCOTUS which were and are wrong. Start with Dredd Scott. Why is the court so reluctant to correct itself, or to craft decisions which are usually very narrow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondelegation_doctrine
"In the Federal Government of the United States, the nondelegation doctrine is the principle that the Congress of the United States, being vested with "all legislative powers" by Article One, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, cannot delegate that power to anyone else. However, the Supreme Court ...[text shortened]... utherland, Sanford, Stone
Blame them, or whichever ones constituted the vote of the majority.
Originally posted by normbenignSCOTUS is nothing more than a rubber stamp for the powers that be.
Wonder why decisions of SCOTUS are viewed as sacrosanct. Anyone in his right mind can cite decisions of SCOTUS which were and are wrong. Start with Dredd Scott. Why is the court so reluctant to correct itself, or to craft decisions which are usually very narrow.
They care nothing about the Constitution.
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Originally posted by normbenignGenerally when someone quotes a decision of the SCOTUS the person responding is free to point out the supposed error of the reasoning given in said decision. "Dred Scott" or "Lochner" or whatever was wrong is not an answer; it is usually simply a dodge.
Wonder why decisions of SCOTUS are viewed as sacrosanct. Anyone in his right mind can cite decisions of SCOTUS which were and are wrong. Start with Dredd Scott. Why is the court so reluctant to correct itself, or to craft decisions which are usually very narrow.