Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Is Usurping the Power of Congress and the People

by Pat Robertson

Book Overview

In this book, Pat Robertson examines the threat of "no judicial limits" to the Christian heritage of our country, and how it has steadily eroded the power of both representative government and democracy itself.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591451426
• ISBN13: 9781591451426
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Courts tipping balance of power.

Highly recommended reading. With an open mind to examine evidence one can only conclude that the courts are destroying balance of powers that was built into our govenment by the founding fathers. The use of courts to change laws makes voting of less value because courts can override the voters decisions. Every man 1 vote is powerless if 9 judges can overide it.

Somber Warning

This book gets to the heart of a social problem that, unless it is changed, will have negative consequences for generations to come. It isn't news that the Supreme Court has created law where none existed before. But this book goes beyond description to explain the historical motivation behind this threat to our established "by the people, for the people" form of government. If the tide isn't turned and laws continue to be made by judges who change their opinions on whims, we will become a nation governed by tyrants, rather than written code. The contradictions he cites by Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy clearly demonstrate how these Justices change their own minds and in the process establish "laws" that are ambiguous, unpredictable, and chaotic. Robertson stresses the urgency of the matter. This isn't some philosohpical debate. It has direct consequences for Americans. He explains the difference in definitions over the term "constitution," explaining that when federal judges use the word they mean laws created by the judiciary, whereas the general public perceives the term to refer to the document creating the republic in the first place. This is an action oriented book. It is an alarm to do something about the information shared. Thoroughly documented, Robertson's book traces the chronology of how the system grew so dysfunctional. The action he calls for is spelled out in the conclusion.

Must read if you love this country

Pat Robertson? Yes, I get a little uncomfortable when he squints his eyes and talks to God on the 700 Club. But, this is not just the religious right talking. This book goes back to the fundamentals of our Constitution. You will learn why the Supreme Court has failed us. This institution was designed by our founders to be the least powerful of the three branches of government but has usurped power where there was none. This book will help you understand why even the liberal attorney Alan Dershowitz believes that the Supreme Court was off base in Roe vs. Wade and why this judgement will eventually be overturned. To think that many of our laws are based on the "penumbras" of the Bill of Rights - frightening! Pat Robertson doesn't just complain. He outlines a plan to correct the wrongs of the SC. The American people were smart enough to take the first step and reelect George Bush and increase the Republican majority in the Senate. Buy this book. Help save the American way of life!

INTERESTING READ

many years ago the supreme court judges gave themselves power over congressional law, judges continue to tear america down with power that should belong to the PEOPLE OF THE USA..... PAT HAS A KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF THE ABUSE OF THE SUPREME COURT (AND OTHER FEDERAL JUDGES)..CONGRESS CAN PUT A STOP TO THIS............................

The Danger of Unfettered Judicial Powers

A book that succintly explains the rampant abuse of power orchestrated by the Supreme Court. A development facillitated by the Marshall Court's "discovery" of judicial review in Marbury vs. Madison.