From our politically centrist podium, we think that institutions of government in any country, to obtain the proper consent of the governed that is necessary for any long-term success in governing the masses, must manifest a seriousness befitting the respective office.
Especially the U.S. Supreme Court can not afford to be viewed as a playground of political frivolity or as a handmaiden to politically-motivated abuses of the courts.
Jonathan Chait's piece at New York Magazine is representative of the low to which the "frivolous nine" appear to have sunk, aptly titled:
Newest, Craziest Legal Challenge to Obamacare .
Who will take this body seriously in the future if they are not "above" it all?
Especially the U.S. Supreme Court can not afford to be viewed as a playground of political frivolity or as a handmaiden to politically-motivated abuses of the courts.
Jonathan Chait's piece at New York Magazine is representative of the low to which the "frivolous nine" appear to have sunk, aptly titled:
Newest, Craziest Legal Challenge to Obamacare .
Who will take this body seriously in the future if they are not "above" it all?