4th July 2005, 4:42 AM
A Black Falcon Wrote:As for their power, the balancing act between interpreting the law and making the law through 'interpretation' is indeed a fine one sometimes, and the courts (or rather, the Supreme Court, which holds by far the most power for that) definitely over time have gone back and forth on the issue. It's a tough question which cannot be answered in absolutes... what is appropriate in some situations may not be in others.
Can I ask, when is it appropriate for the Supreme Court to "make the law"? Wouldn't that be the Supreme Court usurping the power of the legislature?