Putting the shit back in the horse.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:11 pm

Aye. Between the three branches of the gov't, the Supreme Court is the one that moves the slowest, has the least of my contempt, & has unreal power.

Post by **TheCatt** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:47 pm

I think I had a thread about this recently... but the SCOTUS is a non-democratic instituion that is supposed to provide balance the will of the people.

71-1085092892 · Post by **71-1085092892** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:09 pm

It goes on and on.

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:02 pm

71-1085092892 · Post by **71-1085092892** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 5:50 pm

From email today:

Though I am not disagreeing with the facts as you state them, I do
disagree with a couple of your basic points, namely that the SCOTUS
was right in telling the Florida supreme court that it had to follow
its current laws on federal elections. However, I will save that
discussion for another time.
I am writing you to address another statement that you made regarding
the electoral college. From your page:

"Now, I'm not going to argue that Gore won the popular vote. Nobody
contests that. If you have a problem with the electoral vote process,
you need to take that up with your state government, since every state
ratified the Constitution, which clearly lays out the electoral voting
concept. In my opinion, if you'd rather elect presidents by popular
vote, you might as well admit that only New York and California matter
and the rest of the states can just go fuck themselves*. In case you
didn't know, the electoral vote process was put into place so that
states like Wyoming and Arkansas would still be relevant in a national
election. But again, just tell them to go hell if that particular
jackboot fits your foot."

I used to believe exactly that about the electoral process, especially
coming from a small population state (AK). However, after some
research I have shifted my position. Since you seemed like the type to
make informed decisions, I thought I might share that with you, and
some of the reasons that I have altered my perception of the whole
process. Below are links to a three part series of articles by a pair
of constitutional lawyers who also write columns for some law
publications. This is just the beginning of the info that I can
provide on this topic. Maybe you're interested, maybe not. I am not
trying to start something dramatic, just reaching out.

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/amar/20011130.html
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/amar/20011214.html
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/amar/20011228.html