Show Defiance of the People I T TilE THE HE chairman of the Roosevelt c committee in l betrays s that the Idaho supreme su su- su- su preme prenie court in the the Capital News case should have violated t the be plain act of Legislature that limits the penalty in contempt proceedings Holding biding itself over and above the law la utterly contemptuous of whatever er statutes may be enacted by the representatives tires tics of the people in the lawmaking branch the supreme supreme su su- preme court naturally would pa pay no attention to any acts of the legislative body That it fuU fully realized realized real real- realized the despotic character of its action and is de do- determined to maintain the unlawful power it has usurped is plainly apparent from these detailed propositions set forth in the majority opinion 1 11 The Tho 1 Inherent nt power z of t the tho court rt to p punish Ish loT lor contempt was 1 not nui rom from oui i V. V and nd such power does docs not depend upon the tho legislative legisla legisla- tive tivo vo will 12 The Tho Legislature has not the Inherent au authority authority au- au I to restrict the Inherent power of ot th the court to punish for tor contempt IS 18 Tho The Inherent power of tho the courts to punish for tor contempt cannot be Interfered with t or abridged by the I Legislature so far as os courts of ot record are concerned The above c should hould make it clear to Chairman Gipson and to rill nil the people that any attempts made by legislative bodies to restore to tho the people the tho power which the judicial branch has bas unlawfully and autocratically usurped will rill fail Should the Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- Legislature lature att attempt it the court will rihl calmly declare its enactment u unconstitutional It could and without doubt would also declare as unconstitutional an any legislative leg leg- resolution which provided for submission of such limitation legislation to the people such at attitude at- at on the pait laiL aIt of the judicial monarchy would with terrible finality make it impossible for the people t to 0 secure relief And while we are on the subject it might be asked by br what means even enn a constitutional PlO provis provis- fion f- f ion could be enforced in view view of the of this court It has hns already defied the law lw as enacted by the Legislature nut and it has Ims outraged justice what ru guarantee exists that it would not def defy the constitutIon constitution constitution also Is it iL not about time that the people decided to I break into their own house and occupy it By what hat means shall they control the great power that has arisen in the republic a power impossible to restrain ye- ye re IC strain and that frequently displays a an au 1 alarming vin- vin dieth cne eness s 7 H 1 5 i la |