To: Defiant
The President would have a duty to ignore the ruling, and exercise his power as commander in chief. He could perhaps explain why he is ignoring the Supreme Court, as it would be important to explain such a momentous decision to the people. But ultimately, it would be up to him to decide whether the Supreme Court could restrict his powers.
If the Congress doesn't agree, they can impeach him. It would be an impeachable offense to ignore a proper ruling of the Supreme Court on a matter of law rightly in its purview. If the voters don't agree, they can vote him or his party out at the next election. AND, if the Supreme Court does these things, its members can also be impeached, for violating their duties to the Constitution. Those are the checks and balances, and they can work, if applied properly.
Well said! That is EXACTLY how the system is supposed to work!
20 posted on
02/13/2006 3:12:51 PM PST by
BubbaTheRocketScientist
(We're from the town with the Super Bowl Team, we cheer the Pittsburgh Steelers!)
To: BubbaTheRocketScientist
Alan Keyes said EXACTLY the same thing. When it comes to a proper understanding of the constitution, there is no one better.
21 posted on
02/13/2006 5:54:02 PM PST by
DMZFrank
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