Dear MA State Legislators,
According to Massachusetts Article 30 Declaration of Rights it states that the Separation of Powers are to be completely separate. So much so that it says regarding the judiciary, for example, that they shall never exercise legislative and/or executive powers.
However, what happens if a judge does legislate from the bench?
What would happen if the Legislative Branch transferred their given powers to legislate and insisted the Executive branch must carry out these privileges?
Would there be any consequence’s by the state if there were federal laws that were also broken as a result?
I ask our legislators these questions for 2 reasons:
1. I can’t find where the laws tell us what the recourse is for a branch to either give away powers or take away powers that are not theirs.
2. It is important for your constituents to have a clear answer as to what the law is on this. We would like input from those that passed the laws, our MA State Legislators, not those that interpret the laws.
Thank you for your time and clarification on this matter.
Kind regards,
Amanda