From WSJopinion: Israel’s proposed judicial reforms aren’t “extreme.” They’ll provide a necessary check on a court with nearly unlimited power to dictate economic and political life, write RichardAEpstein and maxraskin.
an “emergency letter” on Jan. 25 warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reforms will lead to economic calamity for the country. The authors worry about putting “great political power in the hands of a ruling group without strong brakes and balances.”
This statement is notable for two reasons. First, many of these economists supported political parties that opposed Mr. Netanyahu’s free-market reforms while he was finance minister from 2003 to 2005. These reforms have allowed the country’s economy to boom for almost two decades. Second, Israel’s unelected Supreme Court—not the Knesset, its elected parliament—is the branch of government that actually holds unchecked political power.
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