That is why your independence is guaranteed in the constitution. One of the things one discovers when coming into office is that there is no shortage of rubber stamps. South Africans did not establish this court to be another rubber stamp. We expect you to be creative and independent. We expect you to be true to the oath you have just sworn.
Constitutionalism means that no office and no institution can be higher than the law.
The highest and the most humble in the land all, without exception, owe allegiance to the same document, the same principles. We all have certain basic rights, and those fundamental rights are set out in the Constitution. The authority of government comes from the people through the Constitution. Your tasks and responsibilities, as well as your power, come to you from the people through the Constitution. The people speak through the Constitution.