by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Judicial safeguards
The myriad legal protections that have evolved over the centuries to prevent the innocent from being convicted and the wrongdoer prevailing in civil disputes are weakened if a person is not legally represented. Without representation the judge is forced to intervene...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Judicial safeguards
Parties to civil proceedings and defendants in criminal cases should be allowed to make submissions on the law and address the court (including the jury where applicable) on the evidence. The right to be heard is a component of the right to make your...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Judicial safeguards
Every court must be subject to detailed rules that minutely prescribe its procedures and powers. This gives uniformity and predictability to the conduct of legal proceedings and casts judges in the role of mere technicians, rather than arbitrary tyrants.
by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Judicial safeguards
The legislation which establishes every court must minutely prescribe its powers and jurisdiction. A court must never be allowed to determine its own powers, jurisdiction, or rules. Otherwise the judges, in expanding their jurisdiction, become a law unto...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Checks & Balances
Everything that can be run more effectively by state and local government we shall turn over to state and local government, along with the funding sources to pay for it. We are going to put an end to the money merry-go-round, where our money becomes Washington’s...
