Ausinus

Do you think that judicial interpretation of legislation and the constitution should be permitted?

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Vortex

Legislation is subject to judicial review to determine if it is in compliance with the Constitution and/or to determine if it violates any of the rights guaranteed pursuant to the Constitution. Since the Constitution is made up of words, it is subject to interpretation and those words subject to scrutiny consistent with the history of the time period in which the document was written and the goals of the writers'.

It is not judicial review that causes me the greatest angst today. Judicial review has been going on forever as was envisioned by the founding fathers (the three (3) branches overseeing one another, the checks and balances to prevent one branch from having and abusing all the power). Case law, case precedence is key to our evolving societal needs and laws and those opinions are judicial review of either the lower court's behavior and/or decisions and/or the legislators' bills and laws. No, judicial review is necessary, it is the executive branch's abuse of power in his overruling legislation and/or ignoring legislation when he makes his "signing statements" that bothers me greatly, said signing statements are not authorized by the Constitution of statute.

Think for myself

Legislation and the Constitution have always been open for judicial interpretation. The law is meant to evolve, which is how we got to freedom of expression from freedom of speech.

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Zarathustra

The job of the Supreme Court is to interperet whether legislation is Constitutional or not. To do that, they must also interperet the Constitution.

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kmiller1610

Yes and if the supreme court had a 6-3 conservative majority and the white house had a liberal occupant, you'd be saying the exact opposite......

Vortex

No I would not. You are becoming most annoying. Do you even know what the signing statements are? Where is what I said about the executive branch tied in any way to SCOTUS?

The signing statements have nothing to do with the Supreme Court. I wish you would stop making comments on things you don't understand. Better still, if I confuse you, ask for clarification.

TurnBackTheClock

I am in agreement with your statement. Times have changed and so have the circumstances and how the law can be applied in various cases.

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michaelr

I believe in strict adherence to the constitution, legislation however should be interpreted.

TennesseeRain

How can you strictly adhere to the constitution when it's regarding matters such as pornography? or FCC regulations? or any number of other issues the founding fathers could not possibly have conceived of when drafting the Constitution?

How do you get from Plessy v. Ferguson to Brown v. Board?

How do you get Miranda from having the right to a speedy trial?

I'm seriously asking, not arguing.

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TheAnchorman

As important as it is, the Constitution is still a piece of paper, and does not fully represent what the USA really is. Strictly adhering to something written over 200 years ago is dumb. Interpreting the Constitution is vital (ex. Jefferson stretched the Constitution in order to start off Lewis & Clark).

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