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To: Dr. Sivana
NOWHERE in the Constitution is judicial review asserted.

No, it is not.

It was created outside of the Constitution by Justice Marshall.

No it wasn't. Marbury vs. Madison explicitly asserts absolute Constitutional supremacy over all departments, not judicial supremacy.

Go read it again.

Here's the summation:

"Thus, the particular phraseology of the constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to all written constitutions, that a law repugnant to the constitution is void; and that courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument."

126 posted on 01/03/2014 9:14:49 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
No it wasn't. Marbury vs. Madison explicitly asserts absolute Constitutional supremacy over all departments, not judicial supremacy.
Here's the summation:
"Thus, the particular phraseology of the constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to all written constitutions, that a law repugnant to the constitution is void; and that courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument."

Thanks for pointing that out — I think Maybury v. Madison gets a bad rap because of internet-hype; seriously the whole last third is excellent.

129 posted on 01/03/2014 9:20:52 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: EternalVigilance

The court may have perfumed it, but it was still a power grab. One that we continue to suffer for.


132 posted on 01/03/2014 9:23:24 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (Having some small say in who gets to hold the whip doesn't make you any less a slave.)
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