Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05

THE PRESIDENT AND THE SUPREME COOR1" :
No issue since has brought such deuge OF
debate and bitterly opposed % n e snd
orU would rive the Executive Branch Judi
cia Branch to unprecedented extent Pubicists have written
for that group which hestses to say
anything until has decided which side has the tide OF puR
sentiment favor-have out with their opinions Inc
ettes readers sections of the big newspapers are cram
after with conflicting OF the average
The Presidents action has brought into the meght many
faceted very question concerning fundamental government
tai theory There kinds of demoracies in the world
One such the United States has written constitution by
which 5 n "a hest De BY
land which has written constitution has instead what
lament England the courts simply interpret legislative acts
they cannot over-rue them
plan which would Substantially change the Judiciary
m of the opinion that the courts and especially the su-
preme Court barrier to progressive legislation
controversy has naturally led to the widespread be-
lief Supreme negated acts of Congress
But rather surprising the facts this
presented a article the United States News
Since 1872 Congress has enacted "a 9Os laws OF that fS g
peme Court And of those 49, only 6 concerned bills of nation
al economic social significance.
major decision of the court holding Congressional
illegal the famed bred Scott decision of 1857 This
back from free State to the slave from which he had
The slavery amendment following the Civil War represented
deed constitutional procedure to change condition that was
pugnant to the people.
greebacks printed during the Civil War not legal tender for
debts contracted prior to their This decisions was
forwards reversed by the Court itself when it was enlarged from
The Congress passed Court
held unconstitutional Again the people adopted ordered
stituona methods remedy matters the 10th Amendment
specifically authorizing the income tax resulted
Thereafter until the present Administration the Court
held unconstitutional few other important fixing
WITH d sSo etc. the FIRST I'D Of the Repube
eight such decisions handed down.
Then the New Deal the part played by the Court
became suddenly important In the last four years. the
of the major declared unconstitutional the whole of
its life Among these acts are the railway pension bill the Fraz
fey Coal Act-and, above all, the MIRA.
Furthermore the Court will number OF other major
the decision will be mostly unfayorable 49, ,o,on ,o
been considering limiting the power the
The pr the his and
surprise of his associates and to most of the
a months dbae must before the bill either
ed ed In ht e eonssd hf ed al
representing all shades of opinion that important issue
tant with the nvoabity of courts From
the lowest Justice to the Supreme Bench in Washington
pie and they must be free from any influence Any
ed dbauchg their judgments and therefore, producing
miscarriage of justice.
Supreme judges plain that he who read The Courts
as inu @ with d his dn hf fd h
happen where the need of court 1t would be useless to sub
init any question to them for souonthe verdict would be
that the American people will such
Congress say Nay the packing Of our highest tribunal? If
all New Deal condition and place ourselves in line with those
in Europe which observers Of law and
cent holocaust will be mere bon fire. once the fire breaks out
DRIVING A PRIVILEGE NOT A RIGHT
high time realized that the operation of
the public highways is privilege not right
Every automobile potentially lethal weapon Properly
used of most desirable mechanical
properly used is terrible to the lives health and prop
erty of everyone in the area it travels
Rigid training is necessary to obtain license to pilot
the plane travels empty arways where generally speak
ng cannot ndanger others Locomotive engineers must like
undergo aduous experience
physical and mental competence and responsibility before being
entrusted with tranyet train operates tracks, has
traffic congestion problems STILL in most states allow
one-whether he be incompetent