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To: silverleaf
THOMAS JEFFERSON: "To consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions is a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy."
7 posted on 01/26/2009 8:29:39 AM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: cripplecreek

You said — THOMAS JEFFERSON: “To consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions is a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy.”

That’s why we have the ability to enact legislation and also to amend the Constitution. The Supreme Court cannot override an Amendment to the Constitution. The *mechanism* — is there...


8 posted on 01/26/2009 9:06:42 AM PST by Star Traveler
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