The Supreme Court and Amendment II of the Constitution of the United States of America
Ipemndoh dan Iyan The principal Characteristic of the Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS), like any other Supreme Court, is that it is a 'collective-Institution'© The major Element of an Institution, collective or singular, is that it is organic only in the Existence of its Human Members. As an inorganic Entity, the Institution does not condition the behaviour of its Members. Rather the Institution is defined by the Preferences of its Members. In all Cases, the Attitude of the Institution is steered by its most powerful Members whose Power derives either from being in attitudinal majority or able to deploy persuasive (hard or soft) Resources, severally and/or collectively. The Existence an Institution has, is the Lifeline such powerful Members give it.1 It is sensible to note, however, that occasionally the Behaviour of the Institution is characterised by the Practice of some Rogue Elements in seeming Contradiction to the Attitude of the Institution. Such Be...