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To: wintertime
"If the Founding Fathers had done that with every phrase in the Constitution it would have been the size of the IRS code."

To be fair, I did say "or the legislative sessions immediately after the adoption of the USC should have addressed this issue".

The Constitution is pretty darn vague with respect to the set-up of the actual judicial branch of government. Which is exactly why the "Judiciary Act of 1789" was one of the very first acts of Congress.

For whatever reason, Article 2, Sec 1 is one of the few (perhaps the only) constitutional clauses that hasn't been addressed or built upon legislatively.

511 posted on 08/30/2009 5:03:50 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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To: OldDeckHand; MHGinTN

When they come for you in the middle of the night, and take you into their spaceships, is there probing that goes on?
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By the way, the above is pure personal insult and reflects poorly on you.


515 posted on 08/30/2009 5:12:55 PM PDT by wintertime (People are not stupid! Good ideas win!)
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To: OldDeckHand; wintertime
For whatever reason, Article 2, Sec 1 is one of the few (perhaps the only) constitutional clauses that hasn't been addressed or built upon legislatively.

Perhaps it is because the conditions under which our Founding Fathers drafted the laws of this country are fast deteriorating. Moral and religious people no longer run for office, hold office, make laws, interpret laws, enforce laws, or vote. An honest candidate would be delighted and honored to prove his eligiblity for the office. No one ineligible for the office would dream of seeking it.

As #2 said,

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. "

522 posted on 08/30/2009 5:21:10 PM PDT by thecodont
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