Comment by ska
5 years ago
That's kind of the point of a supreme court; the realization that it's impossible to get all of this stuff right in a legislative body and someone has to resolve the conflicts.
5 years ago
That's kind of the point of a supreme court; the realization that it's impossible to get all of this stuff right in a legislative body and someone has to resolve the conflicts.
No dude, that's the point of having written laws.
Since Hammurabi.
And when those written laws are unconstitutional? That’s the purpose of the Supreme Court: a check on the legislature and executive branches.
> That’s the purpose of the Supreme Court: a check on the legislature and executive branches.
This is correct, but not intended to be the source of law(1). In fact, Supreme Court decisions aren't a law per se, but a deterrent in creating legally questionable situations.
(1)A Supreme Court decision is made moot by legislation, as per any law, but the deterrent is significantly weaker in practice than a written law as it's scrutinized more closely as a matter of interpretation, court makeup, and public opinion.
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Which invariably need interpretation and evaluation for consistency; hence a court with oversight.