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Politics : The Castle
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To: Neocon who wrote (3661)8/27/2004 7:09:32 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) of 7936
 
The question still is, who decides it's unconstitutional.

If two of the three branches of government -- really three of four if you count both houses of Congress seprately -- pass and sign a law, those two branches, which are both governed by the same constitution that the Supreme Court is, and who both take the same oath of allegiance to the Constitution, then those two branches have decided it's constitutional. Or else they would be breaching their oaths of office in passing and signing it.

The Supreme Court just grabbed that power in a basic judicial coup.

It would be much more democratic to say that majority rules -- two branches outrule one branch.

If indeed Congress passes and the President signs unconstitional laws, why aren't they prosecuted for violating their oaths of office?

The Constitution nowhere ways which branch of government has the ultimate power to decide whether
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