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Supreme Court of the United States (view source)
Revision as of 02:15, June 6, 2022
, 02:15, June 6, 2022The Supreme Court hears and decides fewer and fewer cases: 150 per year in the mid-1900s, to only 80-90 cases in 1900s and 2000s, to only 60-70 around 2020, and then only 50-60 cases in 2022.
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| style="padding:15px;" |“If the ... president doesn't place morally sound Christians on the bench of our highest court of this land, we might as well look for a new country to raise our children in. The [[Reagan]] and [[George H. Bush]] administrations failed us when they nominated "moderates" to the bench and the [[Clinton]] administration further disappointed us with the nomination of Judge [[Justice Ginsburg|Ginsburg]]. The ... presidential administration will determine the path the [[United States]] will take. Will it be path of light, or further darkness?”
| style="padding:15px;" |“If the ... president doesn't place morally sound Christians on the bench of our highest court of this land, we might as well look for a new country to raise our children in. The [[Reagan]] and [[George H. Bush]] administrations failed us when they nominated "moderates" to the bench and the [[Clinton]] administration further disappointed us with the nomination of Judge [[Justice Ginsburg|Ginsburg]]. The ... presidential administration will determine the path the [[United States]] will take. Will it be path of light, or further darkness?”
<div style="padding-left:40px;">— [[Anthony A. Falzarano]]<ref name="Falzarano2009">{{cite book |title=And Such Were Some Of You! One Man's Walk Out Of The Gay Lifestyle |author=Anthony Falzarano |publisher=Xulon Press |place=U.S.A. |year=2009 |chapter=18.What the ex-gay movement must accomplished to succeed |pages= 223 |isbn=978-1606473863 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Such-Were-Some-You/dp/1606473867 }}</ref></div>
<div style="padding-left:40px;">— [[Anthony A. Falzarano]]<ref name="Falzarano2009">{{cite book |title=And Such Were Some Of You! One Man's Walk Out Of The Gay Lifestyle |author=Anthony Falzarano |publisher=Xulon Press |place=U.S.A. |year=2009 |chapter=18.What the ex-gay movement must accomplished to succeed |pages= 223 |isbn=978-1606473863 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Such-Were-Some-You/dp/1606473867 }}</ref>
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The '''Supreme Court of the United States''' (SCOTUS) is the highest court of the judiciary of the [[United States of America]].
The '''Supreme Court of the United States''' (SCOTUS) is the highest court of the judiciary of the [[United States of America]].
[[Alexander Hamilton]] originally described the federal judiciary as the "least dangerous branch" due to the fact that it does not have the power to enforce its rulings, or control the country's [[finance]]s.<ref>http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa78.htm Federalist #78</ref> However, due to [[liberal]] tendencies the Supreme Court has grabbed so much power in the last half-century that it currently exceeds the authority of the other branches of government.
[[Alexander Hamilton]] originally described the federal judiciary as the "least dangerous branch" due to the fact that it does not have the power to enforce its rulings, or control the country's [[finance]]s.<ref>http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa78.htm Federalist #78</ref> However, due to [[liberal]] tendencies the Supreme Court has grabbed so much power in the last half-century that it currently exceeds the authority of the other branches of government.
The Supreme Court hears and decides fewer and fewer cases: 150 per year in the mid-1900s, to only 80-90 cases in 1990s and 2000s, to only 60-70 around 2020, and then only 50-60 cases in 2022.<ref>https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/supreme-court-no-decision-bad-decision-it-s-happening-too-n1295991</ref>
==History==
==History==
Starting in 1791, the Supreme Court met in the [[Old City Hall (Philadelphia)|Old City Hall]] building in Philadelphia. The size of the court was set at nine in the [[Judiciary Act of 1869]]. Between 1800 and 1935, it met primarily in the basement of the United States [[Capitol]] building, then in the Old Senate Chamber, until it moved into its present location at One First Street NE, [[Washington, D.C.]]
Starting in 1791, the Supreme Court met in the [[Old City Hall (Philadelphia)|Old City Hall]] building in Philadelphia. The size of the court was set at nine in the [[Judiciary Act of 1869]]. Between 1800 and 1935, it met primarily in the basement of the United States [[Capitol]] building, then in the Old Senate Chamber, until it moved into its present location at One First Street NE, [[Washington, D.C.]]