Constitutional Law
Mar. 23, 2013
American exceptionalism and the independent judiciary
The establishment of the independent judiciary began our tradition of being a nation of laws, ruled by leaders subject to laws. By Kenneth G. Petrulis
The U.S., in 1803, was a young, struggling country. Other countries had greater or equivalent human, monetary and natural resources. They had more advanced technologies. They had a greater history than we did of dealing with law and rights. What we had was a unique concept: no one is above the law. Our constitutional rights would be enforced by an independent judiciary to create a fair playing field. No one, not the king, or in our ...
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