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Has The United States Supreme Court Become Too Politicized.
The Supreme court has become politicized; this is seen whenever a seat opens upon the United states supreme court. The political battle over the next justice is very fierce. And to a lot of people, that is a huge problem. Many critics have called the court’s confirmation process broken due to the increased politicization of an institution meant to stand apart from the political theatre in theory. United States supreme court is the highest federal court of the states. The court may decide cases have over stones but don’t have the power to decide non-justiciable political questions and enforcement arm.
Since the supreme court has the final appellate jurisdiction in all cases arising under the constitution, it has the ultimate authority to decide whether statutes are consistent with the constitution. To some extent, the supreme court justices were appointed based on ideology and politics instead of qualifications and experience. National survey data shows that a large segment of the court’s public perceives the court in political terms and prefers justice to be chosen on political and ideological bases.
Due to politicization America has lost this because the citizens do not trust the federal government, including the supreme court. It is believed that politics has played a significant role in recent health care cases by greater than two to one margin because only 37% of Americans express confidence in the supreme court. Throughout American history, supreme court justices and particularly Chief justice, have been sensitive to public opinion. These days the court ignores public opinion and at its peril. Judicial power limits must be respected, which currently is not happening.
Judges lack explicit defenses and risk their credibility if they don’t do things in the president’s view. Unlike speeches from members of Congress, supreme court proceedings are difficult to follow without legal training. In the United States, the nine-member supreme court is the third branch of the federal government, and its decisions have a profound impact on American society. Under article 2, the president can make a nomination, which gives them a higher power on the political hand.
The court’s politicization is dangerous as it primes the public for a power grab by political branches. Now that court has lost a fair amount of authority to check political power and make unpopular decisions. The constitution can never be enforced with the same effectiveness. Without enforcement of the constitution, Congress is free to invade constitutional rights. The court update laws, discover new rights, and resolve disputes between political branches that can work out independently. The court let confirmation of new judges develop into a political sideshow, as seen in recent decades.
Academics continue to debate how much politics influences the court. Almost half of the cases were decided anonymously, and the justice’s voting pattern was split by the president’s political party to whom they owe their appointment in fewer than seven percent of the case. The court’s public perceptions are generally shaped by politicians’ arguments for or gain the ruling and nominee, which fall along partisan lines and sometimes are based on misleading that ignore the court’s special non-political responsibilities.
These days the supreme court rules in favor of the political side than the public. Not knowing the politicians exist due to the public votes, the democratic way of expression is not considered, and people’s rights are dismissed. The government has become greedy, not considering the public. They have the supreme court under their arms, and everything ruled in their favor.