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To: GeronL

Crazy is generous. The man is a walking punchline.


100 posted on 12/18/2011 6:18:55 PM PST by South40 (Just say NO to pro-ILLEGAL alien RINOS!)
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To: South40

I think the constitution is pretty clear that the federal courts are over stepping their roll.

“In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.”

The constitution gives the Supreme Court ORIGINAL jurisdiction of issues in which a state is a party (any state law). So the constitution does give any lower federal court the power to rule on any state laws. As we have it now, one federal court can rule prayer in schools is illegal (just an example); in another area another federal judge can rule it legal. Unless the Supreme court rules, the “law” is different in different states, which is unconstitutional in itself.

Plus the power of the supreme court is “under such regulations as the congress shall make.” So congress is given the power to control all federal courts (including the supreme court).


147 posted on 12/18/2011 8:03:22 PM PST by lnbjohnson
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