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To: goldstategop

And who decides if it exceeds its lawful authority?


88 posted on 07/09/2005 4:25:20 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges
The courts make that finding through the doctrine of ultra vires. They cannot declare a law unconstitutional but they can decide a law that is sloppily drafted or vaguely written exceeds its authority and so cannot be enforced.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
94 posted on 07/09/2005 4:29:23 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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