The very fact that Supreme Court justices are politically appointed, for life no less, is so beyond retarded I don’t see how it was ever intended to be a check or balance in the system. How was this ever a good idea?
That’s why I said that US constitution is shit. Modern constitutions solve this in a different way, actually separating the judicial branch. It’s normal that the first constitution didn’t get it right. What’s insane is that US system was never reformed. In other countries people celebrate constitutions that are just historical documents. In Poland for example “Constitution day” celebrates constitution from 1791 that was used only for couple of years. It would never occur to anyone to actually try to use this constitution today. Yet that’s exactly what US is doing. They can’t comprehend that some documents can be placed in a museum and still be respected.
The answer is relatively simple, the supreme court just kinda gave itself a shit tonne of power early on and nobody stopped them. Also the states were meant to work as a check on federal power as well, if this shit happened pre-1910s there’s a solid chance the president would’ve been shot or otherwise DC would be under siege from Maryland and/or Virginia.
The very fact that Supreme Court justices are politically appointed, for life no less, is so beyond retarded I don’t see how it was ever intended to be a check or balance in the system. How was this ever a good idea?
That’s why I said that US constitution is shit. Modern constitutions solve this in a different way, actually separating the judicial branch. It’s normal that the first constitution didn’t get it right. What’s insane is that US system was never reformed. In other countries people celebrate constitutions that are just historical documents. In Poland for example “Constitution day” celebrates constitution from 1791 that was used only for couple of years. It would never occur to anyone to actually try to use this constitution today. Yet that’s exactly what US is doing. They can’t comprehend that some documents can be placed in a museum and still be respected.
The answer is relatively simple, the supreme court just kinda gave itself a shit tonne of power early on and nobody stopped them. Also the states were meant to work as a check on federal power as well, if this shit happened pre-1910s there’s a solid chance the president would’ve been shot or otherwise DC would be under siege from Maryland and/or Virginia.