"Presidents come and go," observed former President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft, "but the Supreme Court goes on forever." That prospect troubles historian fames MacGregor Burns, whose 15th book is a provocative assault on the "imperious" court and its tightening grip on governmental power. Unaccountable Justices have seized the light to overturn acts of Congress-an authority not found in the Constitution-and increasingly thwart the popular will, Burns argues.
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机译：前总统兼首席大法官威廉·霍华德·塔夫脱（William Howard Taft）指出，“总统来来往往，但最高法院将永远继续下去。”这种前景困扰着历史学家马格里戈·伯恩斯（MacGregor Burns），他的第15本书是对“大权”法院及其对政府权力的严格控制的挑衅性攻击。伯恩斯认为，不负责任的法官抓住了推翻国会法案的权力，而国会法案是《宪法》所没有的权威，并且日益阻碍了民众的意志。
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