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To: STARWISE
And how is that Constitutionally/chronilogically feasible?? How can a president be “viewed as illegitimate” and NOT already be president at that occurrence ???

The word "illegitimate" in that sentence refers to a ruling (by the President) -- not to the President himself. In other words, he's saying it's not unusual for a court to strike down an executive ruling, but no court, due to separation of powers, would declare a President illegitimate. That power is Constitutionally delegated to Congress, once the President is sworn in.

37 posted on 11/02/2009 3:28:24 AM PST by browardchad ("Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own fact." - Daniel P Moynihan)
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To: browardchad

Okay .. strange that a ruling would be described
as illegitimate instead of unconstitutional; that
term is typically applied to the status of a person.


39 posted on 11/02/2009 7:54:12 AM PST by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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