Mckee/Greenblatt

With controversy, change and questionable historical events the 2025 TeenPact national convention topic is Judicial review. As you may know Porter/Geb and I are running under the compassion party. You may ask, what does the compassion party stand for? Firstly and most importantly the Compassion Party believes the Constitution as the supreme law. As you may know the justice system interprets the Constitution, particularly the Justices. This brings us to our next stance; securing the integrity of our nation's justices.

Alexander Hamilton’s stance on the judiciary is this, “It may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment… [its] independence… can only be preserved by means of a steady, upright, and impartial administration of laws.” - Alexander Hamilton Federalist No. 78. Judges should use personal discernment to challenge unjust or unconstitutional laws. The Judiciary is keeping “social morality” in check but who is keeping a check on the morality of the justices. This is where our checks and balances system comes to light, In the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson. There is a reason there are multiple justices in the supreme court, so that justices can keep a check on each other. Justices aren't ruling red or blue they rule based on the constitution and if they stray they can always be impeached there are ways to remove justices. Even so in the judicial branch, impeachment is very uncommon. Only one U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Chase, has ever been impeached by the House of Representatives. He was impeached in 1805 but was subsequently acquitted by the Senate. In summary we stand with the Judicial Branch and their power to review the other branches but just as any person in power we must hold them accountable and make sure they are ruling and administering laws with justice and biblical morality.