Concerning life on the Hill…
When I was in Borders yesterday, I happened to notice the latest issue of Time. I don’t make a point to read Time, and this really is no exception. However, the cover article asked a poignant question: does the Supreme Court still matter? To which I would add, does any branch of the federal government, save the Executive branch, still matter? With the congress hellbent on passing a resolution chastising an act of the Ottoman Empire, I’m wondering if anyone other than the president matters anymore. Maybe I need to stop reading/watching things about the death of the Roman Republic…
Having said all this, I still have hope. The Republican sweep of the House in 1994 acted as a strong check to the Democrat administration. So there are examples of checks and balances in recent memory. And, since I’m assuming discontent over Iraq will lead to a Democrat victory of the White House, we might just get to see how much the Supreme Court matters in due time…