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7/8/2025, 9:57:03 AM
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I think it is time to admit that the Founding Fathers' experiment with the judicial branch was a mistake and a future American government may end up having only just 2 branches, the executive and the legislative, since the judicial branch is no longer concerned about respecting the separation of powers and are treating themselves as the superior branch and also acting like alternative presidents. People may think judges are required to run society but that is not always true. For example, Ancient Rome had tribunes instead of judges, What if we entirely replaced the judicial branch with a plebeian branch that has the power to hold tribunes just like the Romans did?
>Tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people or plebeian tribune (Latin: tribunus plebis) was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and was, throughout the history of the Republic, the most important check on the power of the Roman Senate and magistrates. These tribunes had the power to convene and preside over the Concilium Plebis (people's assembly); to summon the senate; to propose legislation; and to intervene on behalf of plebeians in legal matters; but the most significant power was to veto the actions of the consuls and other magistrates, thus protecting the interests of the plebeians as a class. The tribunes of the plebs were typically found seated on special benches set up for them in the Roman Forum. The tribunes were sacrosanct, meaning that any assault on their person was punishable by death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribune_of_the_plebs
I think it is time to admit that the Founding Fathers' experiment with the judicial branch was a mistake and a future American government may end up having only just 2 branches, the executive and the legislative, since the judicial branch is no longer concerned about respecting the separation of powers and are treating themselves as the superior branch and also acting like alternative presidents. People may think judges are required to run society but that is not always true. For example, Ancient Rome had tribunes instead of judges, What if we entirely replaced the judicial branch with a plebeian branch that has the power to hold tribunes just like the Romans did?
>Tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people or plebeian tribune (Latin: tribunus plebis) was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and was, throughout the history of the Republic, the most important check on the power of the Roman Senate and magistrates. These tribunes had the power to convene and preside over the Concilium Plebis (people's assembly); to summon the senate; to propose legislation; and to intervene on behalf of plebeians in legal matters; but the most significant power was to veto the actions of the consuls and other magistrates, thus protecting the interests of the plebeians as a class. The tribunes of the plebs were typically found seated on special benches set up for them in the Roman Forum. The tribunes were sacrosanct, meaning that any assault on their person was punishable by death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribune_of_the_plebs
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