Some of my friends here think I'm unduly enamored of the judicial branch of government, and of the prospect of some measure of justice emerging from it regarding the terrible abuses of power by Democrats we've witnessed since 2016. This is error. I explain.>
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No one who works in the courts (as I do) can have any illusions about them. They're every bit as imperfect, heartbreaking and damnable as the human beings that petition before them, preside over them and are subject to their awful power. >
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In other words, they're like every other earthly institution. But let's focus on the branches of government and their respective postures in the present crisis. >
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The judicial branch is the least democratic branch of government. It is designed to be the least responsive to political forces, and by and large it is. Those with little personal exposure to what courts do have trouble appreciating how attenuated is their political aspect. >
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What the Anglo-Saxon courts do have, however, is (a) a strong culture and ethos of procedure and (b) presumptive openness. And now we know how readily a legislative body (such as the House Judiciary Committee) or an executive agency (the FBI) can run amock without these. >
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you're just saying that because of the Congressional Amock Regulation of 1965
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Replying to @MorlockP @RonColeman
I am but an instantiation of the egrammargore
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