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To: MHGinTN

We The People are still the sovereigns, if we can keep it by being responsible enough to vote!

Indeed!

Ole Hickory left a message on what sort of person should get the vote:

If the opinion of the Supreme Court covered the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the coordinate authorities of this Government. The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President to decide upon the constitutionality of any bill or resolution which may be presented to them for passage or approval as it is of the supreme judges when it may be brought before them for judicial decision. The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore, be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative capacities, but to have only such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve. The Avalon Project : President Jackson's Veto Message Regarding ...

 

 

14 posted on 11/16/2004 7:17:38 PM PST by Ed Current
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To: Ed Current
Impeaching activist judicial 'lawmakers' is the only way to right a sinking judicial ship. For circuit federals to have the veto ability over a duly passed law from the House, Senate, and Presidential signature is at once an affront to our Republic! It is time to impeach, insult, embarrass, and remove a few leftist societal engineers sitting our federal benches.
15 posted on 11/16/2004 7:21:48 PM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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