In keeping with the flow of following Mark R. Levin’s Book, Men In Black which can be purchased on the link to your left, we will pursue the subject of a Tale of Two Courts. In Mr. Levin’s book, he has an entire chapter called “The Court Counts The Ballots” discussing at great length the chronology of events surrounding the Presidential Election of 2000. We have found this chapter to be illuminating and fascinating as we relived once again the history of events surrounding that election.

What we experienced during that month long time of intense emotion and agony was caused by the ultimate exercise in Judicial Activism first by the Florida State Supreme Court, and finally by the United States Supreme Court. The courts made their rulings based as a result of a lawsuit filed on behalf of presidential candidate Al Gore who initiated the first (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)

Most commentators on both sides of the political landscape would acknowledge the fact of judicial activism in our Federal Courts. The question is: How did we arrive where we are? How did our Federal Courts, especially the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS for short) take over the authority of the Legislative and Executive Branches of our Federal Government?

The foundation for judicial activism began with Marbury v. Madison in 1803, but the history goes back even further. The Judiciary Acts of 1789 and 1801 set the stage for the players to craft what today would be called a political soap opera.

The Judiciary Act of 1801 was introduced before the presidential election of 1800, but wasn’t passed until after the election, which ultimately was determined in the House of Representatives. President John Adams signed the bill on February 13, 1801, three weeks before the end (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)