The past two weeks have seen a lot of political news which has been generated by constitutional courts. In Pakistan we faced the full brunt of judicial tyranny when the Chief Justice dismissed the elected Prime Minister of the country. In Egypt, the Constitutional Court turned out the parliament. In the US, Obama's health care faces severe judicial scrutiny which might result in the clipping of Congressional Power. This article by the syndicated columnist Juliette Kayyem says it all.
This is hardly a week when we need to be reminded that judges, particularly Supreme Court justices, have a profound impact on politics. While the current court may seem extreme in its willingness to enter the political fray on immigration and health care, that is not new: High courts around the world have been wreaking havoc on their countries' political systems for a long time.
