The current Israeli Supreme Court is being accused of ignoring the voter's voices and instead rejecting a candidate for the cabinet based on "unreasonable in the extreme". Mr. Deri was convicted of graft conviction and tax evasion however, was not punished for these crimes. While the voters apparently overlooked his past transgressions and voted for him to return to office, the supreme court emphatically denied his appointment. The question is should a government based on democracy be allowed to ignore the voice of the voters when there are fair concerns to be considered such as past crimes of the candidate. The next concern is if the supreme court can reject an elected official, are there any limits to their control. Unlike American democracy where there is shared appointment power, Israel's supreme courts does not have democratic checks.
Carter Vance
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