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...branches of our government, we know there is much work to do.
When was in school, we learned the basics of our constitutional structure: three branches of government--legislative, executive and judicial--that regulate each other by a system of checks and balances. Since the founding of our nation, this system has ensured that each branch of government can function effectively, but cannot overpower the other branches. The main check that the judicial branch has on the other two branches is the power to declare executive or legislative acts unconstitutional.
But when courts exercise this power, the President or Congress can become very angry. The effectiveness of the courts, therefore, relies on the knowledge that judges will not be subject to retaliation for judicial acts. In order for judges to be able to decide cases fairly and impartially, based on our Constitution and laws, judges cannot be subject to retaliation for a particular decision.
As James Madison put it, an independent judiciary is "an impenetrable bulwark against every assumption of power in the Legislative or Executive." I agree with Madison that the courts are important guardians of constitutionally guaranteed freedoms in our...
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