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To: IYAS9YAS

Don’t imagine for a moment that I personally think that treaties take precedence over the Constitution. Unfortunately, as on many other matters, the courts do not agree with me and on this one with thee. It makes absolute sense to me that Congress would have no authority whatsoever without Constitutional grant of authority to act. The POTUS and SCOTUS likewise. However, we are talking about empire-building courts here and not logic or common sense.


116 posted on 09/23/2010 2:25:16 PM PDT by BlackElk (Dean of Discipline Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society: Burn 'em Bright!)
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To: BlackElk
Don’t imagine for a moment that I personally think that treaties take precedence over the Constitution.

No. I don't think that. I was just wondering how the court could find that way.

I should know better. Even George Washington, shortly after having sought freedom from the tyranny of King George, went and squashed the rights of those who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion.

118 posted on 09/23/2010 2:29:59 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Liberalism can be summed up thusly: someone craps their pants and we all have to wear diapers)
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