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Inqubo yokukhetha amajaji kahulumeni e-United States, ikakhulukazi labo abamiswe ezikhundleni zokuphila konke eNkantolo Ephakeme nasezinkantolo zikahulumeni, imelela omunye wemisebenzi yezombangazwe elandela i-demokrati eMelika. Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlelo zentando yeningi lapho ukumiswa kokwahlulela kungase kungangenisiwe imingcele elinganiselwe, isimiso saseMelika sinikeza amajaji asemthethweni isikhathi sokuphila, senze ukumiswa ngakunye kwethonya elinamandla emashumini eminyaka ezwe elingokomthetho. Lokhu kushintshele izimpikiswano zokwahlulela ezimpini zezombangazwe eziphezulu, kanye namaqembu angenisa inzalo nezinhlangano ezidlala indima evelele neyinkimbinkimbi ngokuqhubekayo ezihlala ebhentshisini yombuso.
Ukuqonda Amaqembu Esithakazelo Esimweni Sokwahlulela
Amaqembu ezithakazelo ayizinhlangano ezihleliwe ezisekela izimiso ezithile, imibono, noma izimbangela zomphakathi. Ezimweni zezokwahlulela, lezi zinhlangano zisukela emaqenjini omthetho anezikhundla zemfundo ezihlangene nobuchwepheshe kuya ezinhlanganweni eziqondene nezindaba ezinjengokuvikela komphakathi, imvelo, inzuzo yezebhizinisi, noma inkululeko engokwenkolo. Ukuhileleka kwazo enqubweni yokukhetha kokwahlulela kuye kwaqala ngokuphawulekayo emashumini ambalwa eminyaka adlule, ziguqula ekuhlanganyeleni ngezikhathi ezithile, emikhankankasweni ehlangene kakhulu engasekela kakhulu izinto ezingenakuqinisekiswa futhi ezilahlwa abakhomi bakhona.
Umgomo oyisisekelo walamaqembu ucacile: ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abahluleli abahlanganyela izindinganiso zabo namafilosofi angokomthetho bamiswe ebhentshini likahulumeni. Ngenxa yokuthi amajaji kahulumeni akhonza ukuphila futhi anamandla okuchaza umthetho woMthetho-sisekelo nombuso, izinqumo zabo zingaqhubekisela phambili noma zivimbe imigomo yezimiso yamaqembu ahlukahlukene anesithakazelo ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Lokhu kwenza ukumiswa kokwahlulela kube yisisulu esibaluleke kakhulu semizamo yokuthatha izigebengu, njengoba ukushaya umthetho okuphumelelayo kungaveza inzuzo enkulu kakhulu kunanoma ikuphi ukunqoba kwemithetho.
Ukusungulwa Kweqembu Lesithakazelo Ekuhlanganyeleni Ekuhluleleni Izahlulelo
Iqembu lezithakazelo lizihlongoza lizungeza iNkantolo Ephakeme lisuka ezenzekeni ezingavamile liye kusetshenziswa ngendlela evamile, kunezinhlangothi zombili zihlongoza ngokushesha noma nini lapho kuneziqu ezintsha zeNkantolo ePhakeme. Lokhu kuguqula kubonisa izinguquko ezinkulu kwezombangazwe zaseMelika, kuhlanganise nokwanda kokuncitshiswa kwezindawo ezibandayo, ukukhushulwa kokuncitshiswa kweqembu elilodwa, nokuqashelwa kokuthi izinkantolo zifeza indima eyinhloko ekuxazululeni imibuzo yezenhlalo nezombangazwe.
Izibonelo Ezingokomlando Zokuhlaselwa
Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lamashumi amabili, amaqembu ayebuthene ekuhlolweni kwekomiti yokwahlulela ayebonakala eyizinyunyana zezisebenzi ngakwesokudla nangakwesokudla. Inkathi ephakathi kusukela ngo-1970 kuya ku-1986 yabona ukuvela kwamaqembu alwela amalungelo omphakathi enziwa ezombangazwe, kuhlanganise nezinhlangano ezinjenge NAACP ne-Releadership Conference on Civil Rights. Emashumini ambalwa eminyaka adlule aye azibonela ukuvela kwamaqembu agxile ezindabeni zezenhlalo nakwezombangazwe, ikakhulukazi amaqembu ahileleke ekukhipheni izisu.
Lokhu kuziphendukela kwemvelo kubonisa indlela i-chweba leNkantolo ePhakeme eliye lashintsha ngayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nezimpikiswano ezihlukene zikhuphukele ekuveleleni ezinkathini ezihlukene. Njengoba iNkantolo iye yathatha amacala ahilela ukukhishwa kwezisu, ukuthatha isinyathelo sokuvuma, amalungelo e-LGBTQ, nezinye izindaba ezihlukanisayo ngokwesiko, amaqembu anesithakazelo abhekiselwe kulezindaba aye aqaphela ukubaluleka kokuthonya abahleli ebhentshini.
Izindlela Nethonya
Amaqembu anesithakazelo asebenzisa uhide lwamacebo ukuze athonye iziphakamiso zokwahlulela, kusukela emuva kwe-scenes eziya phambili kuya emikhankasweni emikhulu yomphakathi. Lamacebo angafakwa ngokulinganayo "edlalweni olungaphandle" kanye "eceleni" nokungena, ngalinye lisebenzisa izinjongo ezihlukene kodwa eziphelelisanayo emzamweni wonke wokubumba i-jadicary.
Ukudlala Ibhulukwe Okuqondile Nangaphakathi
Umdlalo ongaphakathi ubhekisela emizamweni yokunxenxa izikhulu zikahulumeni ngokuxhumana ngokuqondile, eyaziwa nangokuthi ukunxusa. Emkhakheni wokwahlulela, lokhu kuhilela abameleli beqembu lesithakazelo abahlangana ngokuqondile nabameli, ikakhulukazi amalungu eKomiti yeSishaya-mthetho, ukusekela noma ukumelana nonothi othile. Lamaqembu anikeza ukwaziswa okuningiliziwe ngemibhalo yababhali abambalwa, amafilosofi angokomthetho, nezinqumo zesikhathi esidlule noma imibhalo okungase kuvumelane nenqubo yokuqinisekisa.
Ukuze athole inzuzo ngokuphumelelayo, amaqembu enzalo adinga imali eningi, nakuba imali iyodwa ingalenzi iqembu lenzalo libe nethonya, kodwa, ngokuvamile liyakhubaza. Izidingo zemali zokulondoloza ukuba khona eWashington, D.C., ukucwaninga ngo-mine, kanye nobudlelwane obuqinile nabenzi besinqumo esiyinhloko kusho ukuthi izinhlangano eziphambili zinezinzuzo ezinkulu enqubweni yokwahlulela.
Amaqembu anesithakazelo afeza indima ekutsheleni abasekeni ukuthi ukumiswa kubhekwa yizikhulu zawo njengokubalulekile kwezombangazwe. Lo msebenzi ophawulekayo ubaluleke ngokukhethekile kumalungu asemhlanganweni angase angabi nemibono eqinile yomuntu siqu kunoma i-minee kodwa adinga ukuqonda ukuthi ukuvota kwawo kuyoqondwa kanjani ngezindaba eziyinhloko.
Imizamo Yomphakathi Nokuthungatha Imithombo Yezindaba
Ngaphandle kokunxusa ngokuqondile, amaqembu anesithakazelo ahlanganyela ngokuqhubekayo emikhankasweni yomphakathi eklanyelwe ukuthonya umbono womphakathi futhi ibangele ukucindezela kwezombangazwe kumanxusa. Amaqembu anesithakazelo aye asebenzisa izikhangiso zemishini njengethuluzi eliyinhloko lokunxusa ngaphandle, eqaphela ukuthi ubuchwepheshe banamuhla bokuxhumana buvumela ukuthumelelana imiyalezo nezincwadi ezithile eziqondiswe ezindaweni ezithile zomphakathi.
Izikhangiso zezombangazwe zisebenza njengamathuluzi anamandla okuphawula izimo zokwahlulela kunoma yisiphi isiphathimandla somphakathi nabenzi bezimiso. Lemikhankaso ingasuka kubathengisi bethelevishini abathunyelwa ngesikhathi esiphambili kuya emikhankasweni eyinkimbinkimbi yokukhangisa esetshenziswa ngemishini efuna abantu abathile abafuna ukuvota ezifundazweni eziyinhloko. Umgomo awukona nje ukumemezela umphakathi kuphela kodwa nokwakha isimo sezombangazwe lapho abasekeli bezwa ukucindezela kokuvota ngokuvumelana nentando yeqembu lesithakazelo.
Iqembu lesithakazelo elichitha izikhangiso zethelevishini namanye amathuluzi ashukumisayo lingaba nethonya elinamandla koba umahluleli eMelika. Nakuba amazinga okusebenzisa imali kungase kuhlukahluka kuye ngokubaluleka kokudunyiswa kwemijovo nezimo zezombangazwe, umphumela owengeziwe walemikhankaso ungaba mkhulu. Phakathi nokusakaza kweNkantolo ephakeme ephikisayo, izigidi zamaRandi zingasetshenziswa amaqembu nhlangothi zombili zemibono.
I - Amicus Ifingqa Ikhanda Nokubopha Kokwahlulela
Indlela eyinhloko izithakazelo ezikhethekile ezihlanganyela ngayo ezinkantolo iwukufaka i-ampecus curiae ("umngane wenkantolo") emacala ahlangene nezithakazelo zabo, ukuthatha izikhundla zokunxenxa amajaji ukuba asekele izithakazelo zawo zezomnotho, zezombangazwe nezezenhlalo. Ama - Amicus agcinwa cishe ezinkantolo ezingokomthetho eUnited States kodwa avame kakhulu eNkantolo Ephakeme yase-U.S., cishe cishe ngazo zonke izindaba ezinezici okungenani ezimfushane neziyisilinganiso sezindaba eziyi-12 zecala ngalinye.
Izimpikiswano ezinkulu ezihilela ukukhipha isisu, ukuvuma, ukunakekelwa kwempilo nomshado ongokobulili obufanayo sezisondele noma zidlule ngekhulu i-amicus. Lokhu kwanda kokuhlanganyela kwe-amicus kubonisa ukubaluleka kwalezi zimo kanye nokubambisana okuyinkimbinkimbi phakathi kwamaqembu anezithakazelo afuna ukuthonya imiphumela yokwahlulela.
Iziphazamiso ze-Amicus ziye zaba ithuluzi lokunxusa kokwahlulela okuhlangene ngezithakazelo zemali ezimnyama, nokwanda kwezifushaniso ezikhokhelwayo ezingekho ngokomthetho eNkantolo Ephakeme ezikhulayo eminyakeni yamuva nje. Lokhu kuphakamisa ukukhathazeka ngokubona nokulandisa, njengoba ukuhlola kuye kwembula iqembu lamaqembu athola izimali ezivamile futhi ngokuvamile anezibopho ezithakazelisayo ezihlangene, njalo efaka izifushana phambi kweNkantolo ngaphandle kokuveza ukusekela kwawo noma ukuxhumana kwawo.
Amacala Avivinyayo
Isithakazelo kanye nokuqamba amabhodi okuhlola ngokukhetha ngokucophelela abantu ngabanye ukuze baphikise izimiso eziphikisanayo. Lendlela yokucacisa ivumela amaqembu ukuba enze izimo eziyiqiniso nezingokomthetho ezingcono kakhulu emiphumeleni yawo engokomthetho ethandwayo. Ngokulawula isikhathi, ukuqamba, nokunikeza izinselele ezingokomthetho, amaqembu anenzalo angawandisa amathuba awo okugcina izenzakalo ezinhle.
Uma amacala esedluliselwe eNkantolo Ephakeme, amanye amaqembu afaka ama-amicus emifushaneni ehleliwe enxusa amajaji ukuba abukeze icala, abese ebhala i-stable ka-Newter ifing esesibili esigabeni sokwenza izinqumo. Lokhu kuhileleka kwezindawo eziningi kuvumela amaqembu anenzalo ukuba athonye kokubili ukuthi iNkantolo iyalilalela yini icala nokuthi inquma kanjani lelo cala.
INhlangano Yomphakathi Ozimele: Isifundo Secala Ethonyeni Lokwahlulela
I - Federalist Listnary kahulumeni esemthethweni ewumbuso wanamuhla ingenye yezinhlangano ezinethonya kakhulu eUnited States, eyasungulwa ngo - 1982 abafundi baseYale Law School, eHarvard Law School, naseYunivesithi yaseChicago Law School ukuze baphikise imibono ekhululekile ezikoleni zomthetho ezivelele zaseMelika.
Indima yeNhlangano Ekukhetheni Ukwahlulela
Inhlangano yahlanganisa uMongameli uDonald Trump ka-U.S. uhlu lwezikhombi ezingcono, futhi ngo-March 2020, ezingu-43 kwezingu-51 zenkantolo kaTrump's zazingamalungu amanje noma ayekade eyilungu lomphakathi. Leli thonya elingavamile limelela isiphetho samashumi eminyaka ezokuxhumana okusemthethweni, ukuqinisekisa, nokwakha ubuhlobo phakathi kwezikhungo ezisemthethweni ezingokwesiko.
Phakathi nomkhankaso ka-2016, uDonald Trump wanikeza isiqinisekiso esingakaze sibonwe ngaphambili sokuthi omahluleli bakhe ba "bonke [bangakhethwa] yi-Federalist Society," ukuvuma ukuthi wayephendulele ku-"Federalist" ne-Lifarance Foundation ukuhlanganisa uhlu lwezingu 21 ezingase zihloselwe iNkantolo Ephakeme. Lokhu kukhishwa okucacile kokukhethwa kokwahlulela enhlanganweni eyimfihlo kwaphawula ukusuka okubalulekile emfundweni kamongameli enqubeni yokushaya.
Ngo-2024, abayisithupha kwabayisishiyagalolunye bamajaji eNkantolo Ephakeme bazibheka njengamalungu noma iziqu zeNhlangano ye-Federalist, ezimelela isiphetho se-pamppater exhunyiwe ende exhumanisa amalungu ezahluko ze-Federalist Society ezisezikoleni eziphezulu zemithetho eMelika ezisezikoleni zamajaji aphezulu namahhovisi ezombangazwe. Lokhu kubusa kwenkantolo ephakeme yesizwe kungakaze kubonwe emalungwini enhlangano eyodwa eMelika.
Intuthuko Engokomlando Nethonya Elikhulayo
Ukuziphendukela kwemvelo kwethonya leNhlangano kaFederalist kwaqala ngomongameli kaRonald Reagan Reagan, lapho uJenene Edwin Meese esiza umkhwenyana nabameli abasebasha abasadla ngoludala ngokunikeza abaholi bomphakathi bokuqala kusukela ngo - 1985 kuya ku - 1988 izikhundla eziyinhloko. Lokhu kusekela kukahulumeni wokuqala kwanikeza inhlangano ukuthembeka nokufinyelela okwakuyoba okungabalulekile emashumini eminyaka alandela.
Ngesikhathi uGeorge W. Bush eba umongameli ngo - 2001, iFederalist Society yayisikhule ngobukhulu nangokuvelela, inhlangano ebambelele emthethweni ebusa uMnyango Wokwahlulela nokumiswa kokwahlulela ngokokuqala ngqá, njengoba amalungu eNhlangano kaFederalist uBrett Kavangaugh noViet Dinh ayenezikhundla eziyinhloko ezihilela ukukhetha kokwahlulela kuyilapho inani elandayo lamalungu omphakathi lase lisungule izitifiketi ezibenza babe abafanelekela ukukholeka endulweni yokwahlulela kahulumeni.
Isilinganiso sokwahlulela okuphelele okuhlangene neNhlangano kaFederalist senyuka kusukela ku 0.2 kuphela phakathi noGeorge W. umongameli wobuBush kuya ku-0.5 kuphela phakathi nokuphathwa kokuqala kweTrump. Lokhu kwanda okuphawulekayo kubonisa kokubili ithonya elikhulayo lenhlangano nokubaluleka okwandayo komongameli bamaRepublic ngokwethemba lemibono ezinhlanganweni zokwahlulela.
Imfashini KaLeona
Phakathi nenkathi yakhe yokuqala, uTrump ngokuyisisekelo wakhipha ukukhethwa kwe-appinees yakhe yokwahlulela − kuhlanganise namajaji amathathu eNkantolo Ephakeme − oLeonard Leo, owayengumongameli we-Butho loMphathi woBukhasha Bezikhuzi. Indima kaLeo ekulolongeni i-judiary kazwelonke, njengoba eye wahileleka cishe kuzo zonke izinqumo zokwahlulela ezingokwesiko phakathi namashumi amabili eminyaka adlule.
Lapho uTrump eqala inqubo yokubukeza yokukhipha i-compona inkantolo ePhakeme ngo-2017, uLeo Leo wasebenza nomphathi weTrump noRiphabliki eKomitini yeSigele i-Judiary ukuze ahlongoze abangase bahlolwe, futhi ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikaLeo ngo-2018, u-Trump waqalwa uBrett Kavangaugh, kuyilapho ukusungulwa kukaLeo kwaloluhlu lwezingangosi lweNkanto ephakeme eTrump ngo-2017 kanye no-202020 kwasiza ekululeni ukumiswa kukaNeil Gor NoAmy Barrett.
Ithonya Lefilosofi Yokwahlulela Nemiphumela
I-Federalist Society yafeza indima eyisisekelo ekuthuthukiseni ukukhula kwenhlangano esemthethweni ebambelele kakhulu futhi inomthwalo wemfanelo wokungenisa "ubuqali" njengendlela eyinhloko yokuchaza umthetho-sisekelo enhlanganweni ebambelele kakhulu kwezemithetho. Loluhlelo lokuhlakanipha, olugcizelela ukuchaza uMthetho-sisekelo ngokwencazelo yawo yokuqala yomphakathi, luye lwaba ifilosofi evelele yokwahlulela phakathi kwabahluleli nabezomthetho abathatha imingcele.
Izinkampani ezichaza i-Federalist Society Convention njengendawo ebalulekile ehlanganisa izibopho zemibono ezifike ngesikhathi futhi zihlukene kakhulu ngokuphathelene nokusekela kwazo i-Federalist Society-aflifeines, okunemiphumela enamandla kuwo wonke amasigaba omthetho womthetho. Lokhu kuhlukana kubonisa impumelelo yeFederalist Society ekuzimiseni njengesibonakaliso esinokwethenjelwa sefilosofi yokwahlulela engokwesiko.
Abahluleli namajaji ahlangene neNhlangano yeFederalist bacabanga ukuthi amongameli bathatha izinto eziwubala kakhulu futhi bakhethelwa ukuxhumana kwabo nomphakathi njenganoma ikuphi okunye okufanelekile abanakho. Leliqiniso liye laguqula amalungu noma ukuzihlanganisa nenhlangano yaba imfuneko ecishe ibe imfuneko yokumisa kokwahlulela okungokwesiko emazingeni aphakeme kakhulu.
I - Harriet Miers Episode
Ukuphathwa kwamaBush kwagxekwa kakhulu ngokushoshoza uHarriet Miers eNkantolo Ephakeme, nabagxeki abathatha indinganiso bephikisa ngokuthi wayengenawo umlando wendlela ongaguquki futhi wayengenawo amandla enhlangano e-Federalist Society "amashende," futhi ngemva kokukhala okungaguquguquki, uMiers wasusa ukuhlobana kwakhe, kanye nokuphatha kwamaBush ngalesosikhathi okwakungamukeleki kuSamuel Alito, ilungu leNhlangano we-Federalists enomlando ongaguquki. Lesi senzakalo sabonisa amandla aphumelelayo enhlangano evetoan eRiphabliki enquin, njengoba u-mine non profesticial Society ebonakala engamukeleki esisekelwe kumthetho wezehlukaniso.
Amaqembu Anesithakazelo Esiqhubekayo Nesikhululekile
Nakuba iNhlangano kaFederalist iye yalawula izingxoxo zethonya lesithakazelo leqembu ekuhlohlaneni kwezehlulelo zokwahlulela eminyakeni yamuva, izinhlangano ezithuthukayo nezikhululekile zifeza izindima eziphawulekayo enqubweni yokuqinisekisa. Amaqembu anjenge-Alliance for Justice, People for the American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NOral Pro-Choice America, kanye nezinhlangano ezihlukahlukene zamalungelo omphakathi zihlanganyela ngenkuthalo emizamweni yokusekela izinyunyana ezizibheka njengezilungile neziphikisayobheka njengeziyinkinga.
Lezinhlangano zisebenzisa amasu amaningi afana nawohlobo lwazo olusadla ngoludala, kuhlanganise nokuncenga ngokuqondile ama-senator, imikhankaso yemfundo yomphakathi, ukukhuthaza ukuphatha imithombo yezindaba, kanye nokuqoqa izimpande zotshani. Nokho, ngokuvamile azinalo ithonya eliphakathi, elihleliwe ekwahluleleni kwe-Democratic noluququzeleli lwe-Democratic Society esebenzisa i-democratic Society ekumiseni iRepublican. Omongameli be-Democratic Society ngokuvamile bayathintana nohlulwana olubanzi lwamaqembu nabantu lapho bekhetha ama-minemine, kunokuba bathembele ngokuyinhloko enhlanganweni eyodwa.
Amaqembu azimele aye asebenza kakhulu ekuphikiseni izinkolo eziqinile abheka njengezisongela amalungelo okuzala, amalungelo omphakathi, isivikelo sendawo ezungezile nezinye izinto eziza kuqala eziqhubekayo. Phakathi neNkantolo Ephakeme yamuva nje, lezi zinhlangano ziye zasebenzisa izigidi zamaRandi emikhankasweni yokukhangisa, ekuhleleni imibhikisho, futhi zasebenzela ukukhuthaza ukuphikisa umphakathi onjengoBrett Kavanaugh noAmy Coney Barrett.
Umphumela Wokumisa Isikhathi Sokuphila
Inkathi yokuphila yamajaji kahulumeni ithonya ngokuyisisekelo amandla eqembu lesithakazelo ekuhilelekeni ekwahluleleni. Ngokungafani nezikhulu ezikhethiwe ezibhekene nokulandisa ngezikhathi ezithile kubavoti, noma izikhulu ezimisiwe ezikhonza ngokwentando kamongameli, amajaji angokomthetho akhonza "ebunziseni ukuziphatha okuhle," okuyinto eyenzekayo kuze kube yilapho bekhetha ukuthatha umhlalaphansi, ukufa, noma ukukhishwa ehhovisi.
Ukudideka kwenqubo ye-Term-refu
Lokhu kuhlala njalo kusho ukuthi ukumiswa kokwahlulela okukodwa kungathonya umthetho nenkambiso yaseMelika amashumi amaningi eminyaka. Amajaji eNkantolo Ephakeme amiswe ngawo ngawo-40 noma kuma-50 angasebenza iminyaka engu-30 noma engu-40, elungisa imfundiso engokomthetho phakathi kwezikhulu eziningi zomongameli neziqephu zobubhishobhi. Lomphumela wesikhathi eside wenza ukumiswa kokwahlulela kube yigugu kakhulu emaqenjini anesithakazelo, njengoba ukubuya emkhankasweni ophumelelayo kungadlulela kude kakhulu esikhathini esizayo.
Cabangela ukuthi amajaji amiswa phakathi nokuqondisa kukaReagan ngawo-1980 aqhubeka ethonya izinqumo zeNkantolo Ephakeme kwaze kwaba sekhulwini lama-21. IJaji uAntonin Scalia, owamiswa ngo-1986, wasebenza kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwakhe ngo-2016, ukuthatha iminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-30. UMahluleli uClarence Thomas, owamiswa ngo-1991, uyaqhubeka esebenza njengowama-2026, esethonye imashumi amathathu eminyaka emthetho womthetho womthetho.
Izinqumo Eziwusizo Zesikhathi Nesokuthatha Umhlalaphansi
Isimo sokuphila konke sokumiswa kokwahlulela siye saholela futhi ekuziphatheni okusemgangathweni lapho kuthatha umhlalaphansi. Amajaji athatha isikhathi esiningi lapho ukuhamba kwawo kuqondana nezindawo abheka njengezivumelana nomqondo, aqinisekisa ukuthi ukuthatha kwawo indawo kuzoba namafilosofi afanayo okwahlulela. Lomkhuba wokuthatha umhlalaphansi okhethekile uye wakhula emashumini eminyaka amuva, njengoba izikhawu zokumiswa kokwahlulela ziye zakhuphuka futhi ukwanda kwezindawo zokuhlala.
Amaqembu anesithakazelo akuqaphela kakhulu lokhu kusebenza futhi ngokuvamile ahlanganyela emikhankasweni ekhuthaza amajaji ukuba athathe umhlalaphansi ngezikhathi ezifanelekile. Ngokwesibonelo, amaqembu athuthukayo uRuth Bader Ginsburg anxusa uMahluleli uGibinsburg ukuba athathe umhlalaphansi phakathi nomphathi we-Obama lapho uDemocrat elawula iSigele, nakuba enqaba ukwenza kanjalo. Ukufa kwakhe phakathi nesimiso sobucukubhede beTrump kwavunyelwa ukuba amise u-Amy Coney Barrett, esusa izinga lokulinganisela kwemibono yeNkantolo yeNkantolo ngokomthetho ngokomthetho ngokomthetho ngakwesokudla.
Ukuqulwa Kwamagama Enkantolo Ephansi
Nakuba ukuqulwa kwecala kukhanga ukunaka okukhulu nokwaziswa komphakathi, amaqembu esithakazelo ahileleke kakhulu ekuqulweni kwezincwadi ezingokomthetho ezinkantolo zezicelo nezinkantolo zesigodi. Lokhu kumiswa kwenkantolo ephansi kubaluleke kakhulu ngokwenani. Kukhona izikhulu ezigunyaziwe ezingu - 179 ezinkantolo zezikhalo futhi ezingu - 677 ezinkantolo zesigodi, uma kuqhathaniswa nezingu-9 kuphela ezahluleli zeNkantolo Ephakeme.
Amaqembu anesithakazelo akhipha "izinhlabamkhosi zomlilo" ngokuphakamisa ukukhishwa kwenkantolo ephansi, aphoqelele abasizi ukuba bashiye amaqembu abo ahlulele futhi baphikise ukucatshangelwa okuphelele noma ngisho nokuvimbela isithakazelo ngokuphelele, ngokuphikisana neqembu ezincazelweni zangaphambili ezidlula kude ngemiphumela ephansi yenkantolo.
Izinkantolo zezikhalo zibaluleke kakhulu ngoba ziwumahluleli wokugcina emacaleni amaningi kahulumeni, njengoba iNkantolo Ephakeme ikhuluma ngamacala angaphansi kuka-80 ngonyaka ngenxa yezinkulungwane zezicelo. Ngakho izinqumo zenkantolo ezidluliswayo zinethonya elikhulu eliwusizo ekuthuthukiseni umthetho kahulumeni, okwenza lezi zisulu zibe nezisulu eziyinhloko zesithakazelo seqembu.
Amaqembu anesithakazelo aye asungula izimiso eziyinkimbinkimbi zokulandelela nokuhlola ama-mine, ngokuvamile agcina izinhlelo zemibhalo, izinkulumo, nezinqumo zokwahlulela. Uma kumenyezelwa ukumiswa kwegama, lamaqembu angakukhuthaza ngokushesha ukuphikisa noma asekele ngokusekelwe ekuhloleni kwawo ifilosofi yokwahlulela ka-minee futhi aqonde ezindabeni eziyinhloko.
Imali Emnyama Nokukhathazeka Ngokulinganisela Kwesilinganiso
Enye yezici ezikhathaza kakhulu zeqembu lesithakazelo elihileleke ekuhlolweni kwezezimali zokwahlulela ukusakazeka kwemali emnyama"", ithathwe emithonjeni engavezwa obala. Izinhlangano eziningi ezikhuthele kakhulu ezimpini zokwahlulela zihlelwa njengezinhlangano ezingakhiphi inzuzo ezingadingeki ukudalula abanikeli bazo, ukuvumela abantu abacebile nezinhlangano ukuba zithonye ijaji kuyilapho zingaziwa.
I- Judicial Crisis Network ithola izizumbulu zemali embi kakhulu futhi ichitha imali eningi kakhulu, isebenzise amadollar ayizigidi ezingu - 7 (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-20) ukuvimbela uMerrick Garland ekutholeni ukuthethwa kwecala kanye nezigidi ezingu-10 (R34) ukusekela ukufakwa kwezithombo, kanye nomnikelo owodwa ongaziwa ka-Neil Gormoth oyizigidi ezingu-R7,9 ukuze uthonye i-jaji. Lezimali ezinkulu, eziphuma emithonjeni engashiwonga, ziphakamisa imibuzo engathi sína ngokuthi ubani ngempela obumba i-jadicadiary kazwe kanye nalokho ezikuthandayo.
Ukuntuleka kokubonakala komnyango ogunyaza okwahlulela kudlulela ngalé kwemikhankaso yokuhlanganisa ukufushaniswa kwemishwana nezinye izinhlobo zobufundaka benkantolo. Imithetho yamanje yokuxhasa izimali ye-account yehluleka ukunikeza ukubonakala kwangempela, kuyilapho ukuhlola kwembule izinhlangano zamaqembu ezithola i-amiclus ezisekelanayo ezixhwebeni ezithakazelayo. Lokhu kukwenza kube nzima emphakathini, emithonjeni yezindaba, ngisho nakumalungu omzimba womsekeni wokusekela izimali ukuba aqonde ngokugcwele amandla asebenza ekulungiseni izinqumo zekomiti zezehlulelo kanye nezinqumo.
Imizamo yokwandisa ukubonakala kahle iye yaphikiswa yilabo abaphikisa ngokuthi izimfuneko zokuthola ukwaziswa zingabangela ukuthuntubeza inkulumo ekhululekile namalungelo okuhlangana. Nokho, abameleli benguquko baphikisa ngokuthi umphakathi unelungelo lokwazi ukuthi ubani osebenzisa imali ukuze athonye ukwakheka kwejaji likahulumeni, ikakhulukazi onikeze amandla amakhulu aphilayo kanye namandla kahulumeni.
Inqubo Yokuqinisekisa Nezigele Ezinamandla
Amaqembu anesithakazelo awasebenzi endaweni engenalutho; ithonya lawo liba umlamuleli ngesimiso somthetho - sisekelo sokumisa kokwahlulela, okudinga ukumiswa komongameli nokuqinisekiswa kweSishaya - mthetho. Ukuqonda indlela amaqembu anesithakazelo asebenzelana ngayo nalenqubo kubalulekile ukuze aqaphele ithonya lawo lonke.
IKomiti YeSigele Yomculi
IKomiti yeSigele isebenza njengendawo eyinhloko yokuhlola omahluleli, ukuphatha izimemezelo, nokutusa iSigele esigcwele. Amaqembu esithakazelo agxila kakhulu emalungwini amakomiti, eqaphela ukuthi labaphathi badlala indima engcono ekunqumeni ukuthi isiphi isici esiqhubekela phambili ekuvotelweni. Amaqembu anikeza amalungu ekomiti ukucwaninga okuningiliziwe ngemibhoshongo, ukusikisela imibuzo yokuqinisekisa ukuzwa, kanye nokuqoqa amalungu ezindaweni zamalungu ekomiti ukuze abonise ukusekela noma aphikise.
Inqubo yokuzwa yekomiti ngokwayo iye yaba indawo yemidlalo yaseshashalazini ngokwandayo, ngamaqembu anezithakazelo ngokuvamile ahlangana nabasizi abanozwela ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi izindaba ezithile ziphakanyiswa phakathi nokuphenywa. Ama-mine akulungele kakhulu ukuzwa lezi zindaba, ngokuvamile ahlelwe ngosizo lwamaqembu anesithakazelo, lapho aprakthiza khona ekuphenduleni imibuzo enzima.
IPartisan Polarian Nokukhetha Kwenuzi
Ukuhileleka okwandayo kwamaqembu anesithakazelo ekuhlolweni kwezahlulelo kuye kwabonisa futhi kwanezela ekukhuleni kokuncitshiswa kwe-volution enqubweni yokuqinisekisa. Imibono eyathola ukusekelwa kwe-bipartisan enkulu manje incipha ngokulandelana kwezindawo zeqembu, uma ama-senetor evota ngokusekelwe ekuhlanganeni nabameleli kunokuba ahlole umuntu ngamunye izimfanelo zobukhomanisi.
Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kwaholela ezinguqukweni ezinkulu zemithetho yeSigele, kuhlanganise nokususwa kwe-monibbuster ekugunyazweni kwemithetho yokwahlulela. Ngo-2013, amaDemocrates asusa i-monilbuster yenkantolo ephansi negatsha eliphethe, futhi ngo-2017, amaRepublican adlulisela lokhu enqubeni ePhakeme. Lokhu kushintsha, okushoshoshozelwa isithakazelo sobunye nhlangothi zombili, kuye kwenza kwaba lula kakhulu ngeqembu elikhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abalawuli abakhona kodwa futhi kwanciphisa ngokwengeziwe isisusa sabaholi ukuba bangangenisi.
Ukucabangela Umthetho Wentando Yeningi
Nakuba iqembu elinesithakazelo liyisici esiyisisekelo sentando yeningi yaseMelika, indima eyingqayizivele yejaji njengendlela yokuhlola ezindaweni ezizimele emagatsheni ezombangazwe ibangela ukukhathazeka okukhethekile.
Ukuzimela Nobandlululo
Amajaji azimele kufanele abe abahluleli abanquma amacala asekelwe emthethweni nasemaqinisweni, hhayi ekucindezeleni kwezombangazwe noma izibopho zemibono. Uma abahluleli bekhethwa ngokuyinhloko ngokusekelwe ekunamatheleni kwabo ezimisweni ezithile zemibono ethile, futhi lapho ukukhomba kwabo kuvunyelwa ngemizamo yamaqembu enzalo anemigomo ethile yezesithakazelo, imibuzo iphakama ngokwemvelo ukuthi bangakhetha ngempela yini.
Abagxeki baphikisa ngokuthi isimiso samanje, lapho abameleli begqugquzelwa futhi bekhuthazwa khona yizinhlangano zemibono, ngokuphumelelayo sidala amajaji abhekwa njengabathandi bezithakazelo ezithile kunokuba asebenze njengabathathi - hlangothi abangathathi hlangothi.
Ukuthembela Komphakathi Ezinkantolo
Umbono womphakathi wokuba ngokomthetho kwejaji ngokwengxenye uxhomeke enkolelweni yokuthi amajaji akhethwe ngokufanelekela nangezimfanelo kunokuhlolwa kwezombangazwe noma kwemibono. Uma inqubo yokuhloba ilawulwa amaqembu afuna isithakazelo futhi ephawulwa yimpi ehlukanisayo, ingalulaza ukuthembela komphakathi ezinkantolo njengezinhlangano ezingaphezulu kwezombangazwe.
Ukwaziswa kokuhlola kwamuva kusikisela ukuthi ukuthembela komphakathi eNkantolo Ephakeme kuye kwehla ngokuphawulekayo, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yezinqumo eziphikisanayo nezimpi zokuvumelana. Nakuba kunezici eziningi ezinezela kulomkhuba, indima ebonakalayo yamaqembu anesithakazelo ekulolongeni ukwakheka kweNkantolo ngokuqinisekile ingenye yezici ezithinta imibono yomphakathi yokufaneleka kokwahlulela.
Impikiswano yesayensi yesayensi yengqondo
Lapho emisa iziqu, uMongameli ubhekwa njengomholi wezombangazwe ohlukumezayo onelungelo lokuthatha izibopho zeqembu, ukwethembeka komuntu siqu, umkhankaso wokuthuthukisa izimo zomphakathi, ukwethembeka kweqembu lesifunda nezesithakazelo, kanye nomqondo wezombangazwe ekucabangeleni ukukhetha abameleli, ngesikhathi esifanayo kucatshangwa ukuthi ukhetha abantu abafanelekayo kakhulu abanobuntu bokwahlulela nezindinganiso eziphakeme zokuziphatha, nalezimo zengqondo ezihlangene ngokuvame kakhulu nombono wobucukubhezi ovezwayo wokuthi uMongameli unelungelo lokuzikhethela isikhulu sakhe ngaphandle kokuba umniniwane engafaneleki.
Lokhu kuphikisana phakathi kokucabangela kwezombangazwe nokukhetha okusekelwe ekufanelekeni bekulokhu kukhona enqubweni yokwahlulela, kodwa ukuhileleka kweqembu lesithakazelo kuye kwakuphakamisa kakhulu ukulinganisela embonweni wemibono. Lapho izinhlangano ezinjenge Federalist Society ziwulawula ngokuphumelelayo uphayiphi wokwahlulela okungaguquguquki, futhi lapho amaqembu athuthukayo ehlanganisa ngokuyinhloko ngokukhathalela imibono, ukugcizelelwa okungokwesiko kwezimfanelo zomthetho kanye nobuntu bokwahlulela kungaba okuhlukile.
Imibono Eqhathaniswayo: Ukukhethwa Kokwahlulela Kwezinye Imibuso
Isimiso sokwahlulela saseMelika, njengoba sihileleke kakhulu emaqenjini anesithakazelo nakwezombangazwe ezilwayo, sihluke ngokuphelele ezindleleni ezisetshenziswa kwamanye amazwe amaningi entando yeningi.
Amazwe amaningi aseYurophu asebenzisa imikhandlu yokwahlulela noma imikhandlu eyakhiwe amajaji, ochwepheshe bezomthetho, futhi ngezinye izikhathi amalungu avamile ukukhetha abahluleli abasekelwe ngokuyinhloko ezimfanelweni zobuchwepheshe nakukubaluleka. Lezizimiso zivame ukuhlanganisa ukuhileleka okuncane kwezombangazwe futhi cishe azinandima eqenjini lezesithakazelo enqubweni yokukhetha. Nakuba lezi zinqubo zinganciphisa ukuncishiswa kwentando yeningi, ziphakamisa imibuzo futhi ukuthi abahluleli abakhethwe abantu abangochwepheshe basabela ngokwanele ezindinganisweni zomphakathi.
Amanye amazwe asebenzisa izimiso eziyi-probyte ehlanganisa amalungu okukhetha kochwepheshe nokulandisa kwezombangazwe. Ngokwesibonelo, amanye amazwe afuna ukuba kumiswe izahlulelo zokwahlulela ukuze zivunyelwe yiziphathi ezinamandla kakhulu zemithetho, zikhuthaza ukuvumelana. Amanye abeka imingcele yamagama kubahluleli, aqinisekisa amathuba esikhathi ngasinye okufakwa kwentando yeningi engomeni yejaji ngesikhathi kugcinwa ukuzimela kokwahlulela phakathi nemibandela yenkonzo.
Ukugcizelela kwesimiso saseMelika ukumiswa kokuphila konke nokukhethwa kwezombangazwe kwenza kube lula kakhulu ukuba isithakazelo sibe yithonya, kodwa futhi kubonisa izindinganiso ezihlukile zomthetho-sisekelo waseMelika, kuhlanganise nokuhlukaniswa kwemibuso kanye nendima yejaji njengegatsha likahulumeni elilinganayo. Noma iziphi izinguquko zingadinga ukulwisana nalezizibopho eziyisisekelo zomthetho-sisekelo.
Intuthuko Yamuva Nemikhuba Yesikhathi Esizayo
Indima yamaqembu anesithakazelo ekuhlolweni kwemisho yokwahlulela iyaqhubeka iguquka, njengoba izenzakalo eziningana zamuva nje zisikisela indlela leli thonya elingaba khona ngayo eminyakeni ezayo.
Ukukholelwa Entweni Ethile Nokuvumelana Kwabantu
Amaqembu anesithakazelo aye athuthuka kakhulu ezindleleni zawo zokuhlola izimemezelo zokwahlulela, esebenzisa ukwaziswa okumelene nokukhangisa, nokuhlela amaqhinga okuthumela imiyalezo afana nalawo asetshenziswa emikhankasweni yokukhetha. Ukwenziwa kwezekhono zokwahlulela kuye kwakha izinhlangano, ochwepheshe, nabashisekeli bezindaba abagxile ekulolongeni izinkantolo.
Lokhu kuyinkimbinkimbi kudlulela ekuhleleni okuthatha isikhathi eside, okunamaqembu aveza futhi ahlakulele iminyaka engcono noma ngisho namashumi eminyaka ngaphambi kokuba imiswe. Izihloko zesikole somthetho se-Federalist Society, ngokwesibonelo, zisebenza njengezizathu zokuthola amajaji esikhathi esizayo, adala izinhlangano nobudlelwane obusaqhubeka kuyo yonke imisebenzi engokomthetho.
Izinkantolo ZoMbuso Njengezinkundla Ezintsha Zempi
Nakuba ukuqulwa kwemithetho kahulumeni kuye kwathola ukunakekela okukhulu, amaqembu enzalo agxila ngokuqhubekayo ezinkantolo zikahulumeni futhi. EFlorida, amalungu eNhlangano ye-Federalist kuye kwaba ukuhlolwa kokumiswa kwezinkantolo kuzo zonke amazinga, noMbusi uRon Desantis ethembele emabuthweni anjalo hhayi kuphela ekumisweni kokwahlulela kodwa futhi nasekumiseni izikhomishane ezigunyaza ukumiswa kwezenkantolo, okuphumela ekukhonzweni kwamalungu enhlangano yeNhlangano yezesizwe ekhetha iNhlangano ye-Federalists emisa amalungu enkantolo yaseFlorida.
Lokhu kwanda ezinkantolo zikahulumeni kubonisa ukuqaphela ukuthi abaphathi bejaji bakahulumeni bafeza izindima ezibalulekile ezindaweni ezinjengokukhishwa kwezisu, amalungelo okuvota, nokwahlulela kobugebengu, ikakhulukazi njengoba izinkantolo zikahulumeni zingasamukeli ezinye izinkulumo. Amaqembu anesithakazelo avumelanisa amacebo awo ukuze athonye ukukhethwa kokwahlulela kuzo zonke izigaba zesimiso senkantolo yaseMelika.
Ubuchwepheshe Nemfundo Yamanani
Targeted digital campaigns allow groups to influence how individuals evaluate the ideological congruence between themselves and nominees. The rise of social media and digital advertising has transformed how interest groups communicate about judicial nominations, allowing for micro-targeted messaging that can reach specific demographic groups or geographic constituencies with tailored arguments.
Lamakhono obuchwepheshe enza futhi ukuba ukusabela okusheshayo enqubweni yokuqinisekisa, lapho amaqembu akwazi ukuqoqa abasekeli, ukusakaza imithombo yezindaba, futhi asebenzise ukucindezela kolwembu. Ijubane nesilinganiso sokusebenzisa imishini yanamuhla yemishini yezokuxhumana kuye kwasheshisa izinga lempi yokuqinisekisa futhi kwandisa ukuhileleka kwesithakazelo eqenjini.
Izinguquko Ezingase Zibe Khona Nezimfune Zazo
Kuye kwahlongozwa izinguquko ezihlukahlukene ukuze kusingathwe ukukhathazeka ngesithakazelo seqembu elinethonya ekuhlonishweni kwezokwahlulela, nakuba ngayinye iza nesimiso sayo sokuhweba nezinselele.
Izimfuneko Zokuthola Imfihlo
I-AMICUS Act ifuna izisulu eziphezulu kuphela zabaxhasi bama-amicus, okudinga ukudalulwa kwalabo kuphela abanikela ngamaphesenti amathathu noma ngaphezulu kwemali eshisiwe yeqembu laminyaka yonke, noma imali engaphezu kuka-R180 000. Izimfuneko ezinjalo zokwambula zingandisa ukubonakala kwalabo abazama ukuxhasa izimali ukugunyaza izigwebo nezinqumo, zivumela umphakathi nabenzi bemithetho ukuba baqonde kangcono izithakazelo ezisengxoqweni.
Nokho, izimfuneko zokwambulwa zibhekene nezinselele zomthetho - sisekelo ezisekelwe emalungelweni okuhlangana kweSichibiyelo Sokuqala, futhi abanye baphikisa ngokuthi ukudalulwa kwemithetho ephoqelelwe kungashayisa imvume engokomthetho ngokudalula abanikeleyo ukuba bahlukunyezwe noma baziphindiselele.
Imingcele Yamajaji Abasesifundazweni
Abanye abashisekeli bezinguquko baye bahlongoza imingcele ebeka imingcele enqulwini kahulumeni yamajaji, kuhlanganise namajaji eNkantolo Ephakeme, ukuze kuncishiswe izintambo zokumiswa komuntu ngamunye futhi kuqinisekiswe amathuba avamile okufakwa kwentando yeningi engomeni yamajaji. Imingcele yamagama inganciphisa isikhuthazo sokuthatha umhlala-phansi futhi ingakhuthaza omongameli ukuba bagxile kakhulu ezimfanelweni futhi bangagxili kakhulu emfundini lapho bekhetha ozakwabo.
Nokho, imingcele yamagama ngokunokwenzeka ingadinga ukushintshwa komthetho-mthetho, njengoba isiqinisekiso soMthetho-sisekelo sokuziphatha okuhle "ukuphatha ukuziphatha okuhle" ngokuvamile siqondwa njengokumisa isikhathi eside. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imingcele yamagama ingazibangela izinkinga zabo, njengabahluleli abakhubazekile abanokulandisa okuncishisiwe noma ukukhuphuka okukhulu njengoba abahluleli besondela ekupheleni kwemibandela yabo.
Izimemezelo Zokuthunywa Kwe - Bipartisan
Enye inguquko ehlongozwayo ihlanganisa ukwenza amakhomishane agunyaza ama - bipartis ukuze kutuse ohulumeni, abafana nezimiso ezisetshenziswa kwezinye izindawo.
Abagxeki baphikisa ngokuthi izimemezelo ezinjalo zingamane zisuse izimpi zezombangazwe ziye endaweni ehlukile futhi zingase zinciphise icala lomongameli lokumiswa kokwahlulela.
Izimfuneko Zobungqabavu
Ukubuyisela noma ukuphoqelela izimfuneko ezinkulu kakhulu zesiqinisekiso sokwahlulela kungaphoqelela abaholi ukuba bafake izimvume ezivumelanayo abangase bathonye ukusekela kwabo bobabili abahlukene. Lendlela inganciphisa ithonya lamaqembu anesithakazelo semibono ngokwenza kube nzima ukuqinisekisa abameleli abamukeleka esisekelweni sombango oyedwa kuphela.
Nokho, izimfuneko ezinkulu zingaholela futhi ekuboshweni kwezindawo zokwahlulela eziqinile kanye nezinwebekile, ikakhulukazi ezinkathini zikahulumeni ohlukene. Umlando wamuva we-banbuster wezomthetho wezokwahlulela usikisela ukuthi izimfuneko ezinkulu kakhulu zingase zingafinyeleli uma omunye umuntu ekholelwa ukuthi zivinjelwe ngokuhlelekile ekugcwaliseni izikhala zokwahlulela.
Umongo Wokwesasa: Amaqembu Anesithakazelo Esimiso Sombuso Wentando Yeningi WaseMelika
Iqembu lesithakazelo elihileleke ekwahluleleni kumelwe liqondwe phakathi komongo obanzi wezezombangazwe zesithakazelo embusweni wentando yeningi waseMelika. I-United States inesiko elide lokuhlanganisa futhi ihlele ubukhonya, elibuyela emuva ku-Alexis de Tocqueville ngokuhlola kwamaMelika ukuthambekela kokwakha izinxulumani zokuzithandela.
Amaqembu anezithakazelo afeza imisebenzi ebalulekile yentando yeningi, kuhlanganise nokuhlukanisa nokukhetha kwezakhamuzi, ukunikeza ukwaziswa kubenzi bezimiso, nokukhuthaza ukuthatha iqhaza kwezombangazwe. Ngomongo wokwahlulela, amaqembu anezithakazelo angasiza umphakathi ukuba ufundise ngemibhalo yamarekhodi namafilosofi okwahlulela, ahlongoze izakhamuzi ukuba zihileleke enqubweni yokuqinisekiswa, futhi aqinisekise ukuthi imibono ehlukahlukene imelelwe ezimpikiswaneni ngezakhiwo zokwahlulela.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izinhlangano zezentengiselwano zeqembu lezentengiselwano ziphakamisa ukukhathazeka ngethonya elingalingani, izinhlangano ezinethonya elingenakuqhathaniswa uma ziqhathaniswa nezakhamuzi ezivamile. Indima yemali emnyama ezimpini zokwahlulela ibonakalisa lezi zinkathazo, njengoba abacebi abangaziwa bengabumba ijaji ngezindlela ezingase zingabonisi ukuthandwa umphakathi.
Inselele yentando yeningi yaseMelika iwukulondoloza indima engokomthetho yamaqembu anesithakazelo enqubweni yezombangazwe kuyilapho kuvinjelwa ithonya lawo ekululazeni ukuzibusa nokufaneleka kwejaji. Lokhu kulinganisela kunzima kakhulu ukubhekana nendima eyingqayizivele engokomthetho - sisekelo enikezwayo yezinkantolo zikahulumeni kanye nenkathi yokuphila yamajaji kahulumeni.
Isiphetho: Ukunquma Ikusasa Lokuqulwa Kwamacala Okwahlulela
Ithonya lokunxusa nokuthatha isithakazelo emaqenjini okwahlulela ukuphila konke limelela enye yentuthuko ebaluleke kakhulu kwezombangazwe zomthetho-sisekelo waseMelika emashumini ambalwa eminyaka adlule. Lokho okwake kwaba inqubo ephansi ngokuqhathaniswa elawulwa ukucatshangelwa okungokomthetho okungochwepheshe kuye kwaba yimpi ephakeme yezombangazwe lapho amaqembu anezithakazelo eziphambili edlala khona indima enkulu.
Lokhu kuguqulwa kubonisa izinguquko ezinkulu kwezombangazwe zaseMelika, kuhlanganise nokuncishiswa kwezindawo, ukukhula kwenhlangano esemthethweni ebambelele kakhulu, nokuqaphela okukhulayo ukubaluleka kwezinkantolo ekuxazululeni imibuzo yezenhlalo nezombangazwe. Izinhlangano ezinjenge Federalist Society ziye zabonisa ukuthi ukutshala izimali eziqinile, eziwusizo ekukhetheni kokwahlulela kungabuyisela ngokuyisisekelo i-jaji ye-gundicary kahulumeni, kuyilapho amaqembu athuthukayo eye asabela ngokusungula izakhiwo zawo siqu zobushiqela.
Imiphumela yaleliqembu elinesithakazelo ibanzi futhi igcwele izinto eziningi. Ngesinye isikhathi, amaqembu enzalo anganikeza ubuchwepheshe obubalulekile, aqinisekise ukuthi kumelelwa imibono ehlukahlukene, futhi avumela ukuthembisana komphakathi ngenqubo yokwahlulela. Angasiza ekubekeni isibopho sokulandisa futhi aqinisekise ukuthi imibuzo ebalulekile ngefilosofi yokwahlulela futhi afinyelele ekuhlolweni okuphelele.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukubusa kwamaqembu anesithakazelo semibono enqubweni kuphakamisa ukukhathazeka okukhulu ngokuzimela kokwahlulela, indima yemali emnyama ekulolongeni izinkantolo, nokuncishiswa kwethemba lomphakathi enkantolo njengenhlangano engaphezulu kwezombangazwe ezixubile. Lapho abahluleli bekhethwa ngokuyinhloko ngokunamathela kwabo ezimisweni ezithile zemibono, futhi lapho ukungezwani kwabo kuthonyelwa ngokusetshenziswa kakhulu kwabantu abanikela ngokungaziwayo, ukufaneleka kwesimiso sokwahlulela ngokwaso kungase kubhekwe kungabaza.
Uma eqhubekela phambili, amaMelika kumelwe abhekane nemibuzo eyisisekelo mayelana nokuthi amajaji kahulumeni kufanele akhethwe kanjani nokuthi iyiphi indima amaqembu enzalo okufanele ayifeze kuleyo nqubo. Ingabe ukukhetha kokwahlulela kufanele kube yinqubo yezombangazwe ngokuyinhloko, namaqembu anezithakazelo asebenza njengamalungu abalulekile ekuhlongozeni ngentando yeningi? noma ingabe kufanele kugcizelelwe kakhulu izimfanelo zobuchwepheshe kanye nokufaneleka, kanye nemingcele efanayo ekuhilelekeni kwenzalo eqenjini?
Lemibuzo ayinazimpendulo ezilula, njengoba ihlanganisa izici eziyisisekelo ezihlanganisa ukulandisa ngentando yeningi, ukuzimela kokwahlulela, ukubonakala kwezindawo, nokuhlukana kwemibuso. Noma iziphi izinguquko kumelwe zisebenzise lezizici eziphikisanayo lapho zicabangela iziphakamiso zomthetho-sisekelo kanye namaqiniso ezombangazwe.
Okusobala ukuthi amaqembu anesithakazelo azoqhubeka enza indima ebalulekile ekuhlolweni kwekusasa elilindelekile. Izakhiwo zesisekelo azinike zona, imithombo yazo, nokubaluleka kwazo ezikubeka ezinkantolo kuqinisekisa ukuhileleka kwazo okuqhubekayo. Inselele yabenzi bemithetho, ochwepheshe bezomthetho, nezakhamuzi iqinisekisa ukuthi lokhu kuhileleka kufeza isithakazelo somphakathi esibanzi kunokuba kufeze izithakazelo ezilinganiselwe zezezimali.
Ukuqonda indlela amaqembu anesithakazelo athonya ngayo ukumiswa kwemithetho yokwahlulela kubalulekile kunoma ubani ofuna ukuqonda ukuthi isimiso somthetho saseMelika sisebenza kanjani futhi sishintsheka kanjani. Lezinhlangano azimi isiqu esiba umahluleli kuphela kodwa futhi zihlela nendlela abahluleli abaqonda ngayo izindima zazo, ukuthi yiziphi izinkolelo ezingokomthetho ezivelelayo, futhi ekugcineni yiziphi izikhulu nezibopho amaMelika anazo ngaphansi komthetho. Njengoba ukumiswa kokuphila konke kuqhubeka kunikeza ukubaluleka komuntu ngamunye, indima yamaqembu anesithakazelo kulenqubo iyohlala iyingxenye eyinhloko yezombangazwe zemithetho ye-Mithethono.
Kulabo abanesithakazelo sokufunda okwengeziwe ngokuqulwa kwemithetho yokwahlulela kanye nendima yamaqembu enzalo kwezombangazwe zaseMelika, imithombo enjenge Brennan Center for Justice, Ukusekela Ubulungisa [[FLT:], kanye nezinhlangano zezemfundo ezifunda ngezombangazwe zokwahlulela zinikeza ukwaziswa okuwusizo nokuhlaziywa. Ukuhlanganyela nalezizindaba njengezakhamuzi ezifundile kubaluleke kakhulu ekulondolozeni idemo yentando yeningi nelungu lezenkolo elizimele elikhonza wonke amaMelika.