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Also, the structure of the Supreme Court affects its power. The fact that the Court does not make laws like the President and Congress can shows that the court is constrained from becoming too influential. This opinion of mine is supported by political analyst Peter Woll, who says that "The Constitution postulates that the functions of government must be separated into different branches with differing constituencies and separate authority." (Woll 332) As the weakest authority of the branches of government, the Court is not able to take over, as was intended by the framers of the Constitution when developing the branches of government and imposing checks and balances.
Aside from the purpose and structure of the Supreme Court, other factors prohibit the Court from being omnipotent. As the quote presented in the first paragraph stated, the judges of the Court are not elected. While they are not directly elected, they are representative of the people of the United States. The judges are appointed to the Court in two steps: First they are recommended by the President, and then they are approved by the Senate. (Greenberg and Page 428) The President is nationally elected by voters; his judgment should be one that is trusted. We elect the President, he suggests judges for the Court. So, in a sense, the Judges are indirectly elected by us; to claim that they are unelected makes it seem as though anyone could serve, regardless of merit with the government. The true reality is that they are appointed by the person holding the highest position in the world, who the people of the country elected. Then, after appointment by the President, the person must be approved by the Senate, whose members are also elected by the people. This means that the judges must pass a screening process of two tiers, and the decision makers are people who were directly elected by the people. The Judges are elected in my opinion (they are representing the people and have been appointed by elected officials), therefore claiming that the fact that they aren't elected invalidates their opinions and that we should therefore limit their power is ridiculous to me.
