[Canada] Canadian Politics Redux

[PJL]

If Albertan politicians can get enough support from the voters for the gerrymandering, then they would be right in calling the courts undemocratic. Ultimately, laws are there for the benefit of the people. If enough of them deem it unjust (aka undemocratic), then they do have the right to change it in the long run, irrespective of the courts.

Laws are there to benefit the people, and the supreme law in our country is our constitution.  If a law is unconstitutional, it is struck down.

Explain to me why this is a bad thing?

All laws and the Constitution itself are there to serve the people and are ultimately subject to change if enough people desire it so. There is no problem with that, as long as it is done through the proper democratic principles.

[crazy canuck]

If Albertan politicians can get enough support from the voters for the gerrymandering, then they would be right in calling the courts undemocratic. Ultimately, laws are there for the benefit of the people. If enough of them deem it unjust (aka undemocratic), then they do have the right to change it in the long run, irrespective of the courts.

Laws are there to benefit the people, and the supreme law in our country is our constitution.  If a law is unconstitutional, it is struck down.

Explain to me why this is a bad thing?

All laws and the Constitution itself are there to serve the people and are ultimately subject to change if enough people desire it so. There is no problem with that, as long as it is done through the proper democratic principles.

Yes, and who gets to decide whether the proper Democratic principles are applied?  That's right, under our system of democracy it is the court who makes that decision.  It is the court that decides whether a law is compliant with the constitution and whether governmental decision makers are acting within the authority given to them by a statute.

Now go back to your original post and explain to me how what you said is compliant with the rule of law.

[crazy canuck]

Interesting. Quebec just went thru this entire ordeal. Commission recommends, government & all MPs really disagree and enact a law, law gets struck drown by the courts.

It's going to happen for Alberta too.

What was the reason the politicians in Quebec gave for not adopting the commission's report?