A musty room filled with shuffling papers and hushed whispers, a door in the back opens and the bailiff steps through, “all rise,” with two words the entirety of the room is silent. You can’t help but hold your breath watching those in the black robes approach their place on the bench. “You may all be seated,” and the congregation lets out a united, silent sigh. This is where it begins. This room is one of the most sacred and highly honored rooms in the United States; it is the trial courtroom for the United States Supreme Court. Very few cases make it to this place, as the high court is selective in its decisions. This room is supposed to be a place of honesty and fair judgment for the betterment of the people.
Fair judgment is a third party decision that is free of bias, dishonesty, or injustice on the part of the judge based on presented facts. All judges pledge an oath when they accept the position, whether it is a local court or the infamous Supreme Court. Judges are upheld as the most trustworthy and pure group amongst Americans. The Supreme Court is the moral center of the Government; they are supposed the keep things fair, sane, and free of politics. Unfortunately, this is not how the Supreme Court has been acting in …show more content…
Many suggest that the Constitution is much too old to still govern the Supreme Court in regards to interpreting law. They argue that the times have changed and our founding fathers could never have expected or planned for technology to be the way it is today. Therefore the Supreme Court justices must do their best to interpret what the founding fathers would have said in regards to modern issues. The idea behind this argument is that the Supreme Court must change from interpreting the Constitution to the embodiment of the Constitution; therefore the justices have the authority to define other
Fair judgment is a third party decision that is free of bias, dishonesty, or injustice on the part of the judge based on presented facts. All judges pledge an oath when they accept the position, whether it is a local court or the infamous Supreme Court. Judges are upheld as the most trustworthy and pure group amongst Americans. The Supreme Court is the moral center of the Government; they are supposed the keep things fair, sane, and free of politics. Unfortunately, this is not how the Supreme Court has been acting in …show more content…
Many suggest that the Constitution is much too old to still govern the Supreme Court in regards to interpreting law. They argue that the times have changed and our founding fathers could never have expected or planned for technology to be the way it is today. Therefore the Supreme Court justices must do their best to interpret what the founding fathers would have said in regards to modern issues. The idea behind this argument is that the Supreme Court must change from interpreting the Constitution to the embodiment of the Constitution; therefore the justices have the authority to define other