Dozens of students of SMA Negeri 1 Caringin, Bogor visit to the Constitutional Court (MK), on Thursday (19/11) afternoon. The delegation was accompanied by a PR staff Dudu Rusdiana is accepted by researchers MK Abdul Ghoffar.

His visit this time, according to Dudu, carried out in the framework of the implementation of the program students study visit, to learn more about high state institutions. Dudu said that the activity is very important to the Court in giving understanding to the students to apply the constitutional awareness culture.

On the occasion, Ghoffar briefly explained the matter entitled "The Constitutional Court in the constitutional system of the Republic of Indonesia“. Material presented ranging from philosophical foundation, juridical, to the dynamics of the current state administration, especially some issues lately hit MK .

Goffar said in principle, the existence of the Court is very important in the structure of administration in Indonesia. As known, further Goffar, democracy generated by mutual agreement, the sovereignty of the people. Therefore, democracy must be balanced with the rule of law or nomocracy. Because if not, then most likely there will be tyranny of the majority that would damage the integrity of the nation and the state, where the strong oppress the weak. “This is where the role of the Court as a protector of citizens ‘ constitutional rights when it came to dealing with the government," he said.

In addition, as we all know, the word Goffar, the Court as one of the four judicial authorities have the authority and the obligation to be in doing it. The four powers that the Court as a court of first and last decision is final in the Act against the Constitution, adjudicate disputes the authority of state institutions, dissolution of political parties, and adjudicate disputes over election results.

The Court shall also decide upon the opinion of the House on the alleged violation of the President and Vice President as stipulated in the Constitution. “During the existence of the Court, there are two things that have never been tried by the Court, namely the dissolution of political parties, and give a verdict on the alleged House of Representatives against the President of the offense," said Goffar. ( ddy / mh )