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To: Congressman Billybob
the express language of Article II, Section 2, which gives Congress control over the entire appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

Here's Article II, section 2:

Section. 2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Either the "language" to which Scalia refers is written in invisible ink, or else someone has the Article/section wrong.

6 posted on 06/29/2006 4:04:24 PM PDT by sourcery (A libertarian is a conservative who has been mugged ...by his own government)
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To: sourcery

Billybob has the article wrong; Scalia refers to the Exceptions Clause of Article III.


11 posted on 06/29/2006 4:11:39 PM PDT by AntiGuv ("..I do things for political expediency.." - Sen. John McCain on FOX News)
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To: sourcery

Article II of the Constitution concerns the Executive. Article I is the Legislature and Article III is the Courts.


24 posted on 06/29/2006 4:35:22 PM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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To: sourcery
There's a typo. It is Article III, Section 2. Article III is the judiciary provisions in the Constitution.

John / Billybob
49 posted on 06/29/2006 5:22:52 PM PDT by Congressman Billybob (http://www.ArmorforCongress.com)
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To: sourcery; Congressman Billybob
Either the "language" to which Scalia refers is written in invisible ink, or else someone has the Article/section wrong.

No the Author, unlike you, actually understands the Commander in Chief powers

172 posted on 07/01/2006 8:37:44 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/)
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