The US government is composed of three branches: The legislative (the
congress), the executive (the president, vice president, etc.) and the
judicial. The Supreme Court is not itself a branch of government, it's
just the ultimate appeals court for a much larger federal judiciary system.
Details in this Wiki article
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States>
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/6/2010 2:10 PM, John Hudson wrote:
> That's a strange turn of phrase ".....a ......branch of government......"
>
> Is the US Supreme Court really a branch of government ?
>
> jh
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>>> I don't believe the Constitution would have to be amended though
>>> to correct this; the Supreme Court would have to simply reverse the
>>> ruling.
>>> I won't hold my breath.
>> You are correct. However I believe it even less likely than an amendment
>> given the current flavor of the court. Historically the court has been
>> on the whole a very conservative branch of government with few
>> exceptions. At the time of Santa Clara County v Southern Pacific (thanks
>> Chuck) it was firmly in the hands of the oligarchs. It is now one member
>> away from being back in their hands.
>>
>> Mike
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