Courts and Judges: Our Overlords

Nine unelected lawyers control more and more of our lives. And 307 million of us acquiesce to it with barely a peep of debate. They are our Overlords. For 20, 30, 40 years, sometimes more, they can make sweeping pronouncements and rewrite the Constitution. They can invent new rights, obliterate others. We need a national debate about the wisdom of this.

Are all 307 million of us so stupid and mean that we can’t be trusted with self-government? At a minimum, we must understand that our votes for Senator and President are indirect “votes” for federal judges, all of whom are selected by the President and then must be confirmed by vote of the Senate. Who do you want your Overlords to be? Think about that when you vote.

We need an independent judiciary. That much is agreed. But how that plays out in practice? Let the Tough Love debate begin.

Can TLC’s show Sister Wives tell us anything about the sweeping power of the federal courts? TLC has a new reality show about a polygamist. Now the man is being investigated for possible felony bigamy. Can he cite the broad language used by our Overlords in other cases to escape prosecution?	Another title that is relevant to this page should go here, even slightly longer ones. curae; eu convallis eleifend bibendum diam. enim. id vel, luctus vel malesuada. A tristique dolor augue id mauris. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse ut enim mauris, ac pellentesque odio.

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