The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-09
INCREASING POWER OF SUPREME COURT

a and deserves the attention of Americans who are ln- in the form which their ernmen to have, which it actually has and which It probably may
 No institution is quite what it in theory supposed be- Some republics despotcay managed than some king dom and some kingdoms more democratic than some re- publcs..
 n power resides in the people, who branches the executive the legislative and the judicial of which the most important in theory at least, is the legislative
 Congress laws President the and the Supreme nterpres the This interpretation of the laws is in two pars the practice actually is
 law is not always clear. Its language may be obscure may to what it In this the court neprets the law declares what the law This the usual and indisputaby function of the judicial branch.
 Supreme of United States exercises other of unique and tremendous character The court not only nerprets laws but declares laws null and vod be- cause of conflict real or seeming with the constitution
 The constitution proceeds theory least from the direct United Sae conning the discussion to the secular area unless indeed the impossible should happen day. and foreign power impose its arbitrary will by force upon the and unless there should be union of states of the world with sovereignty in particulars
 The Supreme court received any direct grant of power set power the beginning country acquiesced acquescence constitutes the grant, although there able lawyers that the exercise of the power is a usurpaton.
 In its decision in the suit for the dissolution of U. Steel Company the court to have established third ground upon which it the legislative parmen The suit is decided against the government the law which orbds combinations is lacking and not because the law court
 
 Steel Trust The court established legislative branch in two It asserts are not harmonious with the constitution; laws which it be- ieves not in the public interest
 It does not constitutional lawyer see the effect of practice under which four individuals sitting judges ermine the heads of the legislative acts are for and what acts against the public interest.
 Most economists at this time believe that big business combinations society is not aided by the dissolution combinations just because they are big Such thinkers will be inclined think Supreme Court is economically right though it is vast
  tive and executive branches of the government some extent upon the authority of the people themselves.
 But the people not much afraid of usurpations by the Supreme Court by other branch of the government long their right to make the continues and long their wil expressed in the fundamental law is obeyed.
 There is condition under which usurpaons by the judi cial branch might become exceedingly dangerous.
 Certain interests asking court to abrogate snc tions the itself upon the claim that those ~ tons foreign to the theory of the was ori gnalIy drawn that the sections proposed annuent are against the public interest
 It is but step long step be sure judicial sys- laws for being against the public interest o judicial system which establishes censorship over the will of the people themselves.
 It must be remembered will of the peoples of the earth has been censored through countless That the idea that the people is comparatively modern idea. Kings formerly supreme
 The idea that courts supreme is gaining ground and it is possible, thouqh probable the divine right of judicial branches of replacing divine right of kings the divine right of the people
 The proate7hoa is that when the judicial branch comes to point in is activities where the people fearful anC aroused they will make short work Of the surpatioa preen ons and powers of Inc judicial branch likely ia people oyerhroyyn entrenchad and armed power of kings will be overthrovn by the ailocutions judges
 There @ Therefore. little worry the activ- ties of he u3a branch which be annuled by utooI amendment deprived of its pay by act opsptEerutsa l.r5rath to disc pline
 Te people mus! always conscious of what their ser wants dan individual employer overlook of authority i0 of his agonfs usurpa iQu Worl 10 his advantage will the people upon authority in their servants judging by it's results bt audrs conscious ha usurpaton which is harmless useful may be followed by another usurpaton which will not be harmless
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