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Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs
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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (30949)12/31/2008 3:03:28 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) of 71588
 
Re: "As I previously wrote the SCOTUS responds to public opinion."

Most courts will respond to strong and sustained public opinion --- if it is strong enough, and sustained over a long enough period of time.

(For the 'Supremes' though... we are probably talking about a typical time scale of generations... the institution is generally a hide-bound bunch, which is also *by design*.)

That is why the Legislative branch is generally a much better option when it comes to changing laws so as to respond to the public's desires.

And, of course, America practically *invented* the now-globally-popular ideas of Constitutional governance as a method of securing a nation of laws... and also the ability of our Constitution to be AMENDED by the political process, in any of several possible ways.
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