Roger Clemens

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by UMP25

That would be because of Marbury v. Madison.

Thanks. I didn't remember the case, and was too lazy to look it up.

Originally Posted by UMP25

I won't deny this, and it's something that ought to bother all Americans, not just conservatives (who seem to be the ones doing the most complaining about this).

I agree, and am constantly amazed at the left's willingness to be ruled by a judicial monarchy.

Originally Posted by UMP25

The Executive Branch can't curtail judicial rulings, save perhaps to defy them, which I do not support at all. Congress, on the other hand, has the final say over both the Executive and the Judiciary, which is at it should be.

Agreed, again. There have been some rulings the executive should have defied (refused to enforce, etc.). The press would go wild with screaming headlines of "Constitutional Crisis", but without some push-back, the march keeps moving forward to where the SCOTUS has become our own politburo. The constitution places most power into the hands of "the people" and Congress (as the representatives of the people). The Founders were very wary of a powerful central monarchy, hence the limitations on the Executive and in general on the Federal Government. However, with the self-serving cooperation of the SCOTUS, these limitations have been "interpreted" into near meaninglessness.