Jackson Jambalaya

After your NCAA Championship and Super Bowl picks, do you feel like calling this "game," KF? ;)

Anderson, I'm going to take a stab. Haley wins. Executive powers and separation of state and your earlier point of discussion around the lack of ability to even involve the judiciary in this mess.

I'm not a lawyer, but I do know that this is a complex cluster fock.

I've discussed it ad nauseum with many and while the emotion is certainly valid, the absolute intention of "separation of powers" is tantamount to any emotional argument that might arise. Oh, then there is the political aspirations that are on the line in pursuing "free media."

Does the Constitution say anywhere that the governor's pardons are subject to judicial review? Is that power granted to the Judiciary anywhere? Is it stated somewhere that failure to follow the 30-day notification provision is grounds for revoking the pardon?

Nope.

The answer to all 3 9:35 questions is no.

Similarly, the Constitution does not say anywhere that familiar constitutional provisions (such as the right to keep and bear arms) or less familiar provisions (such as the prohibition on taxing foreign insurance companies for more than domestic insurance companies) are judicially reviewable when violated. Those sections (and pretty much every other provision in the constitution) does not say what the specific remedy is when the section is violated.

If all guns are outlawed or State Farm is taxed 100X more than MS Farm Bureau, is it even fairly debatable that the courts are powerless there?

From over here on the sidelines, seems to me the issue is whether or not the Constitution or law were followed....not pardons, the pardon process, the guvs right to pardon or who wants who to stay in jail. Even a governor, choke choke, is subject to judicial review when it comes to following the law, wouldn'cha think? What's that old saying?..."No man is above the law".

As we speak, the national Supremes are reviewing actions of the unelected King. Surely Barbour can have his own actions reviewed.

Nice try 11:19PM...

We are talking about the powers of a branch of government, not individual rights (including corporations b/c they are people now too).

Kapt: I'm no lawyer either but disagree with you. It's not about whether one branch of government has the authority to unilaterally veto or kill-off the actions of the others; but, whether the law has to be followed by any of the several branches. And if there is a branch to review whether the law was followed, who else but the judicial can perform that function? If I understand your premise, you are suggesting no other branch has a right to review the governor's actions. Is that your final answer?

You are making a broad conclusion. I am speaking specifically to the Executive Pardon, much like the President uses the Executive Order. If you want to broad brush a complex issue due to lack of understanding, I can understand.