Checks and Balances

In the article “Who Judges Judges?” limited government is said to be a problem in Tennessee. In the Tennessee Constitution, the punishment of the judicial branch is said to be the responsibility of the legislative branch, but the current system does not follow this statement. The present system in Tennessee is made up of a Court of Judiciary that reports to the Supreme Court; judiciary’s oversee judiciary or in other words “judges judge judges.” The legislative branch is taking a stand against this because it goes against the constitution and the principle of checks and balances.
I noticed in Marcus’s blog post that he mentioned the separation of powers; although the principle of checks and balances in never referenced, I think separation of powers and checks and balances go hand in hand. In “Who Judges Judges?” the legislative branch is taking a stand to fight for the principle of checks and balances so that the principle of separation of powers is followed.


http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_209432.asp