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To: PlainOleAmerican
If conservatives can't unite behind forcing the Supreme Court to stop an ineligible Obama from taking office

That's part of the problem with the Supreme Court - you can't FORCE them to do anything. They're unelected dictators, if they choose to be. They can rule that the First Amendment means that no on can criticize anyone with the name of "Smith", and their ruling has the full force of the law behind it. TS if you don't like it.

6 posted on 12/07/2008 11:20:41 AM PST by Hardastarboard (Why do I find the Toyota "Saved by Zero" ads so ironic?)
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To: Hardastarboard

“The question whether the judges are invested with exclusive authority to decide on the constitutionality of a law has been heretofore a subject of consideration with me in the exercise of official duties. Certainly there is not a word in the Constitution which has given that power to them more than to the Executive or Legislative branches.” —Thomas Jefferson to W. H. Torrance, 1815. ME 14:303


9 posted on 12/07/2008 11:24:57 AM PST by PlainOleAmerican
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To: Hardastarboard
**They can rule that the First Amendment means that no on can criticize anyone with the name of "Smith", and their ruling has the full force of the law...**

Ahh, no it doesn't [see tag line].

15 posted on 12/07/2008 11:34:01 AM PST by realdifferent1 (We've tried the soap box, jury box and ballot box. Only one box left.)
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To: Hardastarboard

In theory at least the Justices could be impeached could they not? should have happened back in 1960s


213 posted on 12/07/2008 3:06:43 PM PST by Piers-the-Ploughman (Just say no to circular firing squads.)
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