The Need For Citizen Oversight And Judicial Reform
In American we are a republic in that the Citizens of the United States elect their representatives to the government. In order to judge who will best meet our needs we need to be informed and so a free press is necessary. We also have the right and obligation to act as oversight for our government and voice our opinions whether they are legislative, executive, or judicial in nature. It is important that we as citizens are aware of the powers and application of those powers of each branch of government.
The legislative and executive branches of the government we control directly by vote. They also have the power to make rules for government. The legislative branch is in control of making laws and regulation and should be held accountable for them. The executive branch is in control of various organizations who’s purpose is generally enforcement of the laws. The executive branch is also in control of the military but Congress determines when it can be used.
The judicial branch is harder to influence in that we have indirect control of it from the appointment of an officer to the bench and onward. Most of our control is through the Senate or Congress as a whole. The Senate’s advise and consent phase to the appointment is just the start. The Senate can also impeach federal judges for committing a crime such as perjury. This was done during Thomas Jefferson’s time to help control the bench. They can also expand the number of Justices on the bench, so it would seem the could also reduce the number. They can form new inferior courts so it makes sense they can also dissolve them. The can also make rules for the judicial branch as it is part of the government as long as they don’t take legislate judicial actions. They with the states ratification can propose an Amendment to the Constitution to limit judicial powers. Despite all these powers they are reluctant to use them as it has proved self destructive to do so in the past. As Patriotic Americans we need to encourage them to do so and vow to stick by them through thick and thin as long as they uphold their part of the contract we voted them in for.
The state legislator also has the power to control federal judges but that would take a continental congress. I propose that a voter referendum should be proposed in all fifty states for that purpose and let the people decide.
To control our government though we need the power of oversight and the power of free speech so we each can do what we believe is right. This is a republic that has been seriously weakened by judicial activism and we need to fight to reclaim what we have lost. I leave you with the words attributed to Ben Franklin when he left Independence hall on the final day of deliberations about the Constitution in 1787 when asked what kind of government was created. His answer is below.
The legislative and executive branches of the government we control directly by vote. They also have the power to make rules for government. The legislative branch is in control of making laws and regulation and should be held accountable for them. The executive branch is in control of various organizations who’s purpose is generally enforcement of the laws. The executive branch is also in control of the military but Congress determines when it can be used.
The judicial branch is harder to influence in that we have indirect control of it from the appointment of an officer to the bench and onward. Most of our control is through the Senate or Congress as a whole. The Senate’s advise and consent phase to the appointment is just the start. The Senate can also impeach federal judges for committing a crime such as perjury. This was done during Thomas Jefferson’s time to help control the bench. They can also expand the number of Justices on the bench, so it would seem the could also reduce the number. They can form new inferior courts so it makes sense they can also dissolve them. The can also make rules for the judicial branch as it is part of the government as long as they don’t take legislate judicial actions. They with the states ratification can propose an Amendment to the Constitution to limit judicial powers. Despite all these powers they are reluctant to use them as it has proved self destructive to do so in the past. As Patriotic Americans we need to encourage them to do so and vow to stick by them through thick and thin as long as they uphold their part of the contract we voted them in for.
The state legislator also has the power to control federal judges but that would take a continental congress. I propose that a voter referendum should be proposed in all fifty states for that purpose and let the people decide.
To control our government though we need the power of oversight and the power of free speech so we each can do what we believe is right. This is a republic that has been seriously weakened by judicial activism and we need to fight to reclaim what we have lost. I leave you with the words attributed to Ben Franklin when he left Independence hall on the final day of deliberations about the Constitution in 1787 when asked what kind of government was created. His answer is below.
“A Republic, if you can keep it.”
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