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To: burzum
No, it is not unconstitutional. Congress has been passing laws taking jurisdiction away from the courts for centuries now. There are many examples.

One is the Wilson Bridge on the Potomac River between Md and Va on the Washington Beltway. The old bridge was in jeopardy of falling into the river if a new one did not get built. Environmentalists had the new bridge tied up in court for 10 years! Finally, the Congress got fed up and passed a law prohibiting any US court from hearing any lawsuit concerning building the bridge.

Construction began soon after that.

63 posted on 07/19/2006 9:52:28 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: Dave W
Thank you for pointing out that federal courts are not omnipotent. Congress and the Executive can nullify the blackrobes when they find their spines.
104 posted on 07/20/2006 3:05:59 PM PDT by Jacquerie (Democrats soil institutions.)
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