[raygun]

Article III, section 1 stipulates that the only Constitutionally mandated judicial jurisdiction is that of the Supreme Court with respect to Constitutionality of legislation that Congress passes, and inferior courts as the Congress from time to time may ordain and establish. Article III goes on to define precisely what original jurisdiction the Supreme Court has, and when its jurisdiction is that of appelate nature. The entire legal system aside from that is a figment of Congress' imagination.

In fact, just recently, legislation was proposed to stip all inferiour courts of any jurisdiction pertaining to either flag burning or the Pledge of Allegiance (I forget which). However, that legislation didn't pass, and a great many here thought it was silly.

That notwithstanding, Congress could put the 9th Circuit Court on notice quite readily (if they so chose to) - and there aint nothing the Supreme Court could do about it.

[ovrtaxt]

Cool. Now THAT'S a nuclear option!

Not that this current group of sissies would ever do it...