Ironically, he reminds me of the late Fred Rodell, except that Rodell was a flaming progressive ("Fred the Red") whereas Vermeule is (not to put too fine a point on it) a Vichyite.
Rodell thought the courts were irredeemably political, hence better to abolish the entire legal profession and…
Ironically, he reminds me of the late Fred Rodell, except that Rodell was a flaming progressive ("Fred the Red") whereas Vermeule is (not to put too fine a point on it) a Vichyite.
Rodell thought the courts were irredeemably political, hence better to abolish the entire legal profession and replace judges and lawyers with trained scientific experts.
Vermeule thinks arguing over legal process is a waste of time, hence better to minimize judicial review and let a (Romanized?) Congress do the legislating while the SCOTUS stands in the corner wearing dunce caps.
I must confess I sympathize with both, inasmuch as Marbury v. Madison was if nothing else a power grab too.
But once you jettison the courts, woe betide you. And you'll have few excuses when your time comes.
I wonder what Vermeule thinks of French Village.
Ironically, he reminds me of the late Fred Rodell, except that Rodell was a flaming progressive ("Fred the Red") whereas Vermeule is (not to put too fine a point on it) a Vichyite.
Rodell thought the courts were irredeemably political, hence better to abolish the entire legal profession and replace judges and lawyers with trained scientific experts.
Vermeule thinks arguing over legal process is a waste of time, hence better to minimize judicial review and let a (Romanized?) Congress do the legislating while the SCOTUS stands in the corner wearing dunce caps.
I must confess I sympathize with both, inasmuch as Marbury v. Madison was if nothing else a power grab too.
But once you jettison the courts, woe betide you. And you'll have few excuses when your time comes.