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To: Cautor
That's very dangerous because it means the SCOTUS is now legislating from the bench.

Well, the power of constitutional review is a power we gave the SC in the constitution. You don't like that power, fine, ammend the constitution. I think it is about right. Some of the results we may disagree with, but the principal of striking down unconstitional laws. I have no problem with it whatsoever.

161 posted on 10/17/2005 5:51:19 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: AndyJackson

"Well, the power of constitutional review is a power we gave the SC in the constitution."

And just what power to review what are you referring to here? The Constitution pretty clearly delimited what SCOTUS could and could not do, what jurisdiction it had and so on. Maybe it would help if you refreshed your memory on Marbury v. Madison.


165 posted on 10/17/2005 5:57:03 PM PDT by Cautor
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