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Why I Refuse to Stop Fighting for Judicial Reform

JL;DR SUMMARY Simcha Rothman argues for judicial reforms in Israel, asserting that the current system endows the Supreme Court with excessive power, allowing it to overturn legislature-backed by large Knesset majorities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Judicial ReformSupreme CourtDemocracyKnessetReasonableness StandardDiaspora JewsConstitutionAttorney GeneralJudicial Review

Places mentioned

Israel
"Israel was born a democracy. In its very first year, before the dust of its founding war had settled, every citizen cast a vote—men and women, Jews and Arabs alike."
Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel
"Laws passed by overwhelming Knesset majorities—80 members, 90 members, representing the clear will of the Israeli public—were struck down by unelected judges based on their own broad interpretation of basic laws."
United States
"The United States, for all its greatness, took nearly two centuries to extend full voting rights to all its citizens."

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