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To: #3Fan
stole federal property and tried to kill American soldiers.

Ahhhh, back to the classics. Have you nothing more?

Apparently you don't realize that everyone running their own version of America by reading and interpreting the Constitution by themselves is equivalent to anarchy. So who is the proper authority? The Supreme Court decided they were in Marbury vs Madison. The Southern States decided they were in their declarations of secession. Lincoln decided that he was in his establishment of a Southern blockade and call for troops.

Who does our federal Constitution serve? The SCOTUS? The President? Or the People as assembled in States?

670 posted on 03/10/2004 7:29:57 PM PST by Gianni (Sarcasm, the other white meat.)
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To: Gianni
Ahhhh, back to the classics. Have you nothing more?

You brought it back up, silly. Have you nothing more?

Apparently you don't realize that everyone running their own version of America by reading and interpreting the Constitution by themselves is equivalent to anarchy.

No it's not. The Supreme Court has rule, they decide. But we don't have to agree with their opinions just because they set precedent. When we disagree with their precedent, we elect leaders who we think will appoint judges with better judgment. That is much better than going by precedent. Deciding for yourself, you're not relying on some judge who may have been insane, you have to be responsible for your own judgment.

So who is the proper authority? The Supreme Court decided they were in Marbury vs Madison. The Southern States decided they were in their declarations of secession. Lincoln decided that he was in his establishment of a Southern blockade and call for troops.

The Supreme Court rules but we don't have to agree and if we don't we change leaders to put in judges with better judgment.

Who does our federal Constitution serve? The SCOTUS? The President? Or the People as assembled in States

Of the people. That's why the people should decide for themselves instead of relying on judges for the final say. How many times to you see people quoting a judge, when they should be quoting the Constitution. If they can't find support in the Constitution for their beliefs about our law, then they've not taken responsibility for their opinion.

672 posted on 03/10/2004 7:55:20 PM PST by #3Fan (Kerry to POW-MIA activists: "You'll wish you'd never been born.". Link on my homepage.)
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