The Judicial branch as created by the Constitution includes the lower courts as well. The Judicial power shall extend to all cases in Law and Equity.
Article III Section. 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office. Section. 2. The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;-- between a State and Citizens of another State;--between Citizens of different States;--between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects. > -----Original Message----- > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:09 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: 2 Branches of Gov't Enough. > > The Judicial branch rules on the constitutionality of the laws enacted by > the government. This is completely different from enforcement. Once the > laws > are deemed constitutional by the JB, enforcement of those laws is now in > the > hands of the lower courts and the various law enforcement agencies. > > We must be careful to separate the lower courts, which are NOT a branch of > government, from the Supreme Court, which IS the Judicial Branch of the US > Government. > > > > The judicial branch is the enforcement arm of the government. If not the > > judicial branch then who? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 11:11 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Re: 2 Branches of Gov't Enough. > >> > >> > Larry wrote: > >> > It seems that the neo-convervative is > >> > undertaking a very serious assault on the judiciary. > >> > >> It seems that Republicans are saying the judicial branch should be the > >> enforcement arm of the legislative branch, not a check on > >> constitutional violations. > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:153048 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
