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To: ellery

It’s the system the founders set man. I don’t know what to say to you. You can object all you want to but in the end it all comes down to those nine justices. I can understand your frustration and even agree with 90% of your argument but it’s all a wash. Founders intent is not always absolute, They did intend for blacks to be slaves you know.


56 posted on 07/27/2007 2:09:42 PM PDT by ontap (Just another backstabbing conservative)
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To: ontap

Not so. First of all, the Constitution does not explicitly provide for judicial review, and some of the founders (e.g., Jefferson) opposed the concept. Second, it was not the founders, but the Supreme Court in Dred Scott, that found a Constitutional right to own slaves.

Here’s a good article on the subject: http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/hl871.cfm

If you want to subscribe to the notion that SCOTUS is ultimately the supreme power of our Republic, that’s your right. However, your view is not supported by history, the Founders or the Constitution.


59 posted on 07/27/2007 3:07:41 PM PDT by ellery (I don't remember a constitutional amendment that gives you the right not to be identified-R.Giuliani)
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