Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision
Unpopular opinion, really strong judicial review like this (1 judge is able to strike down whatever law the legislature of Congress passes based on vague criteria) is basically incompatible with democracy. At a minimum it should take a supermajority of a panel of judges to find a law &#x27;unconstitutional&#x27;. It grants absolutely vast, arbitrary power to 1 single official because they happened to have attended law school. The system of government where 1 person has this much power but they don&#x27;t have a JD is usually called a &#x27;dictatorship!&#x27;<p>And if your response is- well I like this particular judge&#x27;s ruling so it&#x27;s OK, I would remind you that a different judge could come up with an equally stretched right-wing ruling. After all, a state could pass an anti-carbon pollution law only for 1 judge to arbitrarily decide that that somehow violates the constitution, or something. Right-wing judges have struck down gun control laws, campaign financing ones like Citizens United, anti-corruption laws.... the list goes on and on.<p>Strong judicial review is arbitrary and capricious