I see in the news all the time so and so judge blocks this bill? How does one judge hold that much power?
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Because that’s literally their job. It’s their job to determine if a law operates within the confines of the constitution. Just like the President, a single person, is invested with a lot of power, too.
But no single judge is the end of the line, so it’s not really accurate to suggest they have this power unilaterally. We have a well established appeals process, leading all the way up to the Supreme Court, where we have 9 Justices, appointed by the President and vetted by the Senate.
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