Vellacott who, being a fundamentalist Christian was already in the gun sights of the mainstream media and opposition Liberals simply uttered a concern which many Canadians share including this Canadian i.e. that unelected judges have far too much power.
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When it comes to judges, we are dealing with a very small group of people who exercise great power, yet they are unelected and unaccountable. ... TCM Archives > Carlow Nationalist > 2007/01/10 > Too much power for unelected and unaccountable judges...
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My topic is, "Does the Charter of Rights give unelected judges too much power in the Canadian political system?" ; ... You bet unelected judges have too much power. They meddle in social policy on behalf of a federal government too afraid of electoral consequences to do the dirty work, and on the other hand they impose...
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In short, the public philosophy of American business places the power to make decisions in the hands of managers and owners, not in the hands of the individuals who constitute the ... Ultimately, government is in a much different position than any business enterprise, ... Within the operation of democratic institutions, too,
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He says a Bill of Rights would further diminish the prestige of federal parliament and politicise the appointment of judges. ... John Howard says a Bill of Rights would give unelected judges too much power...
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It is not so long ago that it was the left that bitterly complained that unelected judges had too much power. Such views slowly altered in the 1980s when the law came to be seen as one way of limiting the power of the Conservative government.
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Flaw in the question: plenty of jurisdictions still elect their judges. ... It also feels like the teacher phrased it to suggest the answer they want is "Oh, yes, MUCH too powerful, because..." I wonder if any of your classmates will have the guts to say no -- if so, please let us know what kind of grades they get!
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MPs must resign their seats before accepting a ministerial post. Much of the legislature's job is to hold the executive to account; ... "And because it may be too great a temptation to human frailty apt to grasp at Power, for the same Persons who have the Power of making Laws, to have also in their ... Unelected or appointed,
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The more democratic proponents6 foresee an intermediate step of statutory rights, on the grounds that, under an entrenched set of rights, unelected judges would be given too much power, and for fear that a Bill of Rights ethos "quashes any sustained discussion of the common good".7 A non-entrenched set of rights has...
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Indeed, the shock jocks might have a better argument saying that the judges are too much in touch. ... Thanks for that Crispin. I also like the idea that judges are unelected. Though I agree the judges are out of touch. Out of touch with the shrill milk and water tripe too many of the media community seem to be so good at.
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