Politics according to the Bible, ch. 5

This chapter is excellently written. Complete with charts/figures to help conceptually grasp what is a very 'trying' subject: The courts and question of ultimate power. His primary concern is that judges in the American political system are creating laws rather than governing by pre-established laws. There seems to be a rampant addition of a judges personal, philosophical opinion that goes beyond the U.S. Constitution. Much of these decisions are used by more liberal judges to usher in a politically liberal agenda. This is not conspiracy, but logically justifiable fact based on court decisions and the grounds for those decisions given by the justices themselves. This is expressed clearly by Grudem in the following statement: "I believe that the battle for control of the judicial system is now the single most important issue for the future of the United States (p. 150)." I couldn't agree more.