Mr Morsi has been in conflict with the judiciary since taking power last June.
When they refused permission to operate on religious grounds, the hospital went to a higher power - the judiciary.
The dynamics changed in 1947, when the state revised its Constitution, creating a strong governor and stripping county bosses of their power over the judiciary.
During the state of emergency, the judiciary was essentially abolished from power, an undemocratic form of government as we would see it in the United States broadly.
For another, the balance of power on the Judiciary Committee, which will conduct the inquiry, will remain the same in the next Congress, beginning in January, as in the present one.
Appointing judges to serve for life would seem to establish judicial independence, but what power then checks the judiciary?
Mr Berlusconi routinely denigrates the judiciary and, since returning to power, has become increasingly dismissive of the legislature as well.
Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, would become chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, giving Democrats much power over whether to approve any future Bush nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Mr. Morsi's office also said he would announce a cabinet shuffle soon, which critics say could lead to the imposition of new curbs on the judiciary and a grab for more power throughout the ministries.
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And his attempt to sideline the judiciary is reminiscent of the early power-grab of the Free Officers in 1954, the beginning of what is now being seen as six decades of military dictatorship in Egypt.
Even though the conservatives still controlled all the effective instruments of state power the judiciary, the police, the army, the broadcast media it was fair to hope they would feel obliged to pay heed to the strength of the people's voice.
The attack also comes less than a week after President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency he said was necessary to ensure the country's stability but that critics said was a move to stifle the country's judiciary, curb the media and secure more power.
It is just that his people recognise that real change will require much more wide-ranging constitutional reforms: presidential term limits, a devolution of power from the executive to the judiciary and parliament, fair parliamentary elections, and the end of laws that shackle freedoms and sanction government thuggery.
Under the common law, the ultimate power to interpret is vested in the judiciary.
But he undermined the institutions (the judiciary and parliament) that otherwise would have checked his power, and he overwhelmed potential opponents.
" The problem, she contends, is that amendments have turned "the law into a constitutionally problematic, unprecedented attempt to impose what voting rights activists, along with their allies in Congress, the Justice Department and the judiciary, view as a racially fair distribution of political power.
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By their failure to promote and uphold the balance of power among the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday to ponder exactly how much power Congress has over the conduct of the Iraq war.
As the president wielded more power, institutions such as the electoral commission and the judiciary were politicized and stacked in Chavez's favor.
From the outset their coalition has been engaged in a chaotic tussle for power with the combined forces of the army and the judiciary.
Chavez has demonstrated his commitment to maintaining power by crushing his opponents, taking control over the judiciary and media, amending the constitution and repeatedly stealing elections.
It would be more prudent to give the power of constitutional oversight pertaining to fundamental rights to the judiciary and leave the rest to your second chamber of representatives.
Menem was accused of authoritarianism, as the executive power gained ground at the expense of the legislative and the judiciary.
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Thus, there is a great chance here that the political logic of the executive power be reflected in the constitutional and legal logic of the judiciary.
He has moved rapidly in the ensuing months to neutralize the parliament, constitution and judiciary that might act as checks on his steady accretion and exercise of power.
Mr Zapatero's troubles began in late December when the Basque assembly voted for the Ibarretxe plan, which seeks to introduce Basque citizenship, an independent judiciary, a penal system, devolved responsibility for social security and the power to sign international treaties.
Vested with the power to issue rulings that can't be appealed, the judiciary now appears to be making muscular political decisions.
This year, their highest priority should be saving the country from fiscal ruin, arresting and reversing the enormous growth in federal power beginning with repealing ObamaCare and pursuing a judiciary who will actually enforce the Constitution.
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And she accepted the need for the power of government ministers to be "reviewed and restrained" by the judiciary.
And a new constitution will put in place a framework to accelerate those reforms, including reducing executive power by building up the checks and balances of your parliament and your judiciary.
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