GOV 310L Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Robert Bork, Russ Feingold, Boy Scout Handbook
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Propagated by judges that the courts aren"t a political system, judge. Justices of the supreme court are politicians because they interpret the constitution, which is a political act because people disagree about constitutional interpretations. Who wins the presidential election will have the interpretation. Judges, esp. supreme court justices, are politicians and courts are political institutions. American judges courts are the most powerful in the world because our judges have the power of judicial review (power to declare an act of congress or the president or a state unconstitutional) Presidents appoint federal judges and supreme court justices. Presidents appoint judges that are members of their own party because. Republicans and democrats tend to interpret constitution differently. In 1987, reagan nominated robert bork, most distinguished conservative legal scholar. Criticized liberal judges for past 50 years in his published works. Opposed federal gov"t doing nice things for labor unions.
