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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11?

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To: Skywatcher who wrote (7253)	7/14/2004 1:58:46 PM
From: Sidney Reilly	Read Replies (1) of 20039

Even so, over the years Jefferson became ever more firmly convinced that the federal judiciary would be the instrument for concentrating power in the federal government and the reducing of the other branches to subordinate status. He may have been drawn to this conclusion by the long tenure of John Marshall as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, by his dominance of that body, and by his tendency to interpret the Constitution in such a way as to subordinate the states and enhance the power of the federal government. Be that as it may, Jefferson saw clearly and correctly that the potential of the courts for undermining the Constitution and tipping the flow of power toward themselves was there. He was right that the courts were potentially irresponsible, that it was very difficult, if not impossible, to hold the Supreme Court to account for vagrant opinions. He was right, too, in fearing that the states would be the first to have their independence undermined on the way to the concentration of power. He was on the mark as well in detecting an institutional flaw in the Constitution which gave lifelong tenure to federal judges.

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