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To: Who is John Galt?; Bubba Ho-Tep
Was that unconstitutional? Or not? Did anyone challenge the action in federal court? Or not?

What difference would that have made, given your disregard for the courts? Instead, why not point out what clause of the constitution gave Virginia the right to take federal property without the approval of Congress and without compensation. Can you do that?

189 posted on 08/28/2008 6:18:42 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
What difference would that have made, given your disregard for the courts?

Are you actually referring to my belief that the court may not rewrite the Constitution at will? As John Taylor noted nearly 200 years ago (IIRC), the word 'supreme' is used twice in the Constitution, once in reference to a federal court, and once in reference to the Constitution itself. Are you suggesting that five members of a court are 'supreme' over the United States Constitution? Or would you agree with Thomas Jfferson, James Madison (and yours truly ;>) that the Constitution is 'supreme' over the court?

You've got two choices, sport - tell us where you stand. Is the court 'supreme,' or is the written law of the land 'supreme?'

203 posted on 08/28/2008 4:21:56 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("Sometimes I have to break the law in order to meet my management objectives." - Bill Calkins, BLM)
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