no,
Peter, I have to disagree with you on that one - and it is interesting we do disagree.
Until the 1947 California court decision, it was to the courts the conservatives ran, not walked, when they wanted a liberal law or a situation they disliked overturned or banned.
Home schooling in the 1920's, for instance.
Nearly all of FDR's legislation in the early 1933-34 legislative session (we got smart and began to pack the courts after that, just like you did under Nixon).
And so on.
When Bush vs. Gore came up, I would venture the guess that you were totally cool with the Supreme's ruling...honestly now...weren't you?
And through all those dark years prior to FDR packing, er, carefully selecting appropriate justices, we liberals were completely opposed to the courts deciding anything. Let the decisions be made by the people, by their elected representatives...
Well, you know the story.
The truth is, the US is more a federal republic with one organ of government out of the three being a representative democracy. The other organ is chosen by a college of electors (two for each state + one for every representative), and a third organ which is recommended by the executive, seated by the legislative.
Truly, in the American federalist tradition, it mattereth not one whit whether the courts decide or the legislature.
Just, back about 80 years ago, you thought the courts were the best ones for the job and I didn't. Today, we see it the opposite way.
