Mr. Bush also resisted providing documents and explanations to Congress and sneered at the notion of judicial oversight.
He said the decision was based not on principle, "but rather an inflated notion of judicial supremacy".
The notion of judicial precedent does not play a role in Saudi law, so judges enjoy considerable freedom of interpretation.
What drives today's decision is neither the meaning of the Suspension Clause, nor the principles of our precedents, but rather an inflated notion of judicial supremacy.
The president of the French magistrates' union, Dominique Barella, said yesterday the campaign by Juppé's allies showed France was "still, democratically, a developing country whose elected officials have yet to absorb the notion of judicial independence".
Ever since he was ousted two years ago by the then president and army chief Pervez Musharraf, Chaudhry and the dry notion of judicial independence had become the key political issue in Pakistan.
Should a judicial test of this notion occur, it will at the least prove which of the current Supreme Court Justices are, or are not, true "originalists".
"One thing I am angry about though... is this notion of judicial supremacy, where if the court makes a decision, I hear governors and even some aspirants to the presidency say, 'Well that's settled, it's the law of the land.' No, it's not the law of the land," Huckabee said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
WASHINGTON -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee disputed what he called the "notion of judicial supremacy" on Tuesday, arguing states would have the final say on gay marriage regardless of whether the Supreme Court rules that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
Labour's David Lammy said the current position contradicted "notions of judicial fairness" and "common sense".
