Many Republican candidates in the 2012 election continually campaign against the increased power in the judicial system. Moving into Iowa and South Carolina, the Tea Party movement has created a receptive audience for candidates who raise doubts about whether the court system is hindering the causes that these voters believe in. They believe that the courts especially the Supreme Court have too much power. Various candidates have expressed opinions about the Court's participation in their term served, in their decision of same-sex marriage, and whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit should exist at all.
"These threats go far beyond normal campaign season posturing,” said Bert Brandenburg, executive director of Justice At Stake, a research and advocacy group that seeks to protect judicial independence. “They sound populist, but the proposal is to make courts answer to politicians and interest groups.” But then Marjorie Dannenfelser countered Brandenburg's statement.“I don’t think it’s an anticourt movement,” Ms. Dannenfelser said. “It’s a purifying of the court — trying to return it to where it should be.” However people take it, it seems as though the Republicans have more favor in their campaign ideas to reduce the power of the judicial system.
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