The President (Executive) vs. Congress (legislative) vs. Supreme Court (Judicial)- most trustworthy?

Question

Which of these three parts of the government is the most trustworthy?

Answer 1

That's a good question, all three should be trustworthy but as we have found over the years anyone of them can be corrupt.
I think the Supreme Court is most likely to be trustworthy because they are appointed for life so they have the least to gain by corruption and don't have to change their views to get reelected

Answer 2

This is not a question about trustworthiness,
This issue is so a clouded and so bound up with Partisan
politics that the answer solely depends on which side of the
fence you are sitting.
In the end however it should only be a short term problem.
What is necessary is a comprehensive recalibration of the
powers of the three different parts of government.
At the moment both Executive and Legislative branches
have encroached on each others turf and the Judicial can not
claim independence from Party political influences.
Any fool stepping back far enough must be able to see that. One should be able to trust or distrust each branch equally,
as there should be NO question about who's responsible for what.
As a European outsider I'd say that the legislative branch should take precedence when doubt arises,
This is common practice in most healthy democracies.
I would also maintain that the Presidency has slowly taken
on a role that is bigger than was originally intended.
There lies the problem, but that is for America to solve
As a rank outsider I would not dare touch this issue with a ten foot pole, it is far to emotive at the moment.
But it has to be settled or there will be reoccurring problems
during the next presidency, whoever sits in the White House.

Answer 3

The Supreme court IS NOT the last best hope against tyranny from the Legislative and Executive branches. The Supreme Court is a check on the Legislative and Executive branches, as established in the Constitution of the United States of America. The bottom line on this however is that the People are the government. This is the government of We The People of the United States of America. The People must be aroused and informed about what is going on in the government so they can tell their elected officials what to do. If the elected officials fail to do what the is in the best interest of the People, they can boot them out of office in the next election, or even recall them if they so desire. Democracy is preserved by an informed and vocal public!!!!!!

Answer 4

The last 6 to 7 years has shown that not one branch of the federal government can be trusted at this time. We have a President that believe he is above the law, we had a rubber stamp Congress and a Supreme Court that voted 99.9 % of the time down party lines. I expect that out of the Supreme Court 40% of the time, but this time around I have lost all trust and respect for that branch of government.

Answer 5

the President has shown his trustworthiness is faulty and since he usually nominates justices for the Supreme Court by the process of elimination it would seem the Congress is the most trustworthy since has more members and usually harder to corrupt

Answer 6

First, the court, they are not crooks

Second, the man, he really is trying to do something, not always right, and maybe out of ego, but he is trying

Third, the crooks, who would steal from a street panhandler in order to get re-elected

Congress is so disgusting, the thought of them make me wretch. they will do ANYTHING to remain in power, to be able to get rich on our nickel, to steal and rob and pillage.

Congress has to be fixed. Neutered.

Answer 7

Goodness, what do you care. You call Americans names and hate the United States.

They change so that we don't have to worry about that. None of them stay in office long-enough to gain sufficient power to become a dictatorship or monarchy.

That suits us just fine.

Answer 8

hard to say, each is run by people and people are fallible, so I'd say Congress since there's usually people in between rather than just on the left or just on the right.

Answer 9

None of them, because they are all run by man, and all man is infallible.

That is why this form of government is designed to fight itself and be inefficient.

Answer 10

None of the above.