Stephanie's Civics Lesson
From State Representative Stephanie Sharp's Sharp Report:
"Myth #2: The Court cannot tell us what to do, they are overstepping their bounds.
Fact: Are they? What I remember from high school civics is that the legislature makes the rules and the courts enforce them. From the Court?s perspective, the Augenblick and Myers Study is the only measure we have of how much a suitable education costs. Whether we officially adopted it as the standard is neither here nor there. It is the only thing the Court has to go on ? and as they see it, we?re not following our own rules. Especially considering the lawsuit, I don?t think the Court had a choice."
While I am not a constitutional law professor, I'm pretty sure that the executive branch enforces laws while the judiciary traditionally interprets laws (a the power not granted by the constitution). Does anyone else have a problem with their legislators misunderstanding the separation of powers? How can you have an informed opinion on this issue as a constitutional question if you think the courts enforce the laws? You must not remember much about your high school civics class.
Since the court made the Augenblick and Myers Study the law and now seems poised to order enforcement of that law I think it seems reasonable to believe that the court has over stepped its bounds. I think it is also reasonable to ask that Stephanie Sharp and Kathleen Sebelius both need to reread the constitution and their high school civics book.
Timothy Burger
posted by Timothyb @ 8:49 PM
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Tim:
Stephanie fully understands the courts interpret the law. They also assign punishment when laws are not followed. Thus, the current situation. Maybe if you spent more time talking to legislators instead of criticizing them, you might learn something.
In the meantime, it would show much more class and tact to communicate your concerns with others like most reasonable people do - by a phone call, letter, or email.
P.S. Spell check is a useful tool available on most word processing machines made since 1990.
It would show much more class and tact to sign your name when you criticize someone, like Tim did when criticizing Rep. Sharp. Perhaps Rep. Sharp should learn to say what she really "understands," rather than having to have pseudonymous minions defend her on websites that point out her faulty communications regarding basic civics.
Nice spell check smack, too...the last resort of the person with no better argument.
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