Huckabee: Next President Must Obey ‘Supreme Being’ Instead Of Supreme Court

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(05-25-2015, 12:31 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Didn't Carson pretty much say the same thing and folks said he didn't now what he was talking about?

Neither has said anything incorrect.

(05-25-2015, 08:22 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Well, they did. The other two branches do have to follow rulings of the SCOTUS. However, what they can do if they disagree with a ruling is work together to make a constitutional law that gets the end result they wish to achieve. For everything that is done by one of the branches the other two have a way to work around them if they see fit, it's how it all works. But to say they can just ignore the rulings is ignorant.

Matt got here before I could. Huckabee is incorrect is suggesting that the other branches do not have to follow a ruling. If they were to ignore the Supreme Court's ruling, they would be acting unconstitutionally.

Also, Huckabee's response to Wallace asking about when the Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional was pretty off the mark too. He suggested that the only reason why it was ok was because the President and Congress agreed with it.

He even further embarrasses himself when he compared the Supreme Court coming out and declaring someone President to them overturning laws...




It should also be noted that Huckabee was indeed referring to gay marriage rulings when he said the courts are practicing "Judicial Supremacy". Prior to what the recording in the link above had him saying on the topic, he said “But we’ve lost our way morally. We have witnessed the slaughter of over 55 million babies in the name of choice, and are now threatening the foundation of religious liberty by criminalizing Christianity in demanding that we abandon Biblical principles of natural marriage". So he is very much wrong in suggesting that the Court ruling whether or not gay marriage bans are unconstitutional is "Judicial Supremacy" and not "Judicial Review", just as Carson was incorrect in suggesting that the Courts try to make laws when they do practice judicial review.

While the Constitution is our nation's highest authority, the Supreme Court is charged with interpreting the Constitution and ensuring that it is followed by the other two branches. There's a reason why it is the only branch at the federal level selected by the two other branches and not the people.