Newt Gingrich: I would ignore supreme court as president

[Swede Atlanta]

53. Such unabashed arrogance.......

Gingrich is not ignorant about the constitutional and historical relationships between the three branches of government. This is nothing but unbridled arrogance to simply ignore the independent judiciary because he disagrees with their interpretation of the Constitution. Whether he likes it or not and whether or not the Founding Fathers actually intended for the Supreme Court to be responsible for constitutional interpretation and application, this has been our historical legacy for 200 years. First year law students know Marbury v. Madison in which the Supreme Court for the first time articulated the concept of "judicial review" under which the judicial branch interprets the constitutionality of Executive and Congressional actions.

Absent changes to the Constitution to declare otherwise, I suggest this matter is settled. The Court knows they don't have the means to enforce their decisions but reasonably assume they will be respected by the other two branches of government in a civilized democracy.

Newt is a shark and would damage this country and the world more than potentially any other candidate. He would make Bush Jr.'s transgressions look like child's play.