The Power of the Rabbis (in 5 seconds or less)

It has long been a contention of unobservant Jews that the Rabbis don’t have any say over the way that we are to run out lives and that they are merely trying to keep control of the religion to themselves.  The problem with this contention is COMPLETELY contrary to the Torah itself.  Not the Talmud, not the mishna, THE TORAH ITSELF.  The Torah states clearly that they have the power to interpret the torah for the people (much like the Supreme Court) and this has gone on unbroken from the setting up of the courts in the book of Shmot (Exodus)  till today.

At one point people decided, “hey who cares what G-d said I KNOW BETTER”.  When was the last time you heard ANYONE claim that the Supreme Court doesn’t have the power to interpret the Constitution?  So we have complete faith in a court that doesn’t have to base their decision on anything but a paper written by a bunch of MEN 250 years ago, but people deciding how we should live based on a book written by THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH?  ”Those people can’t do this!!!”

Just bothers me