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To: HenryLeeII
The Supreme Court does not have the authority to enact legislation or amend the Constitution which is what it did in the Texas ruling.

Let's try this again. The Supreme Court does not enact legislation. It cannot. It has no power to do so under the Constitution. But it does have jurisdiction to rule on the constitutionality of legislation passed by the states and to determine if such legislation violates the Constitution. And in the case of Texas v. White the court determined that the Texas acts of secession were in violation of the Constitution. The fact that you do not agree with their interpretation means nothing. They don't need your approval for the ruling to be valid. The fact that you believe that the court was, in effect, making legislation means nothing. The court did not make legislation, the Constitution does not grant them that power. The court interprets the Constituion as it relates to the case before them, and it this case they made an interpretation that you don't agree with. But your agreement is not needed for the decision to be valid. And Texas v. White was a valid decision and will remain so until the Constitution is amended or the decision is modified by a future court. So you are welcome to your opinion. I'm not going to try and talk you out of it. But the fact that you believe the court made legislation and that you believe that there is nothing in the Constitution preventing unilateral secession is meaningless from a legal standpoint.

797 posted on 05/02/2003 12:35:36 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
And perhaps you could tell me what Federal law or Constitutional passage they were interpreting? Walt has already admitted there wasn't any prohibition against a state withdrawing from the Union. Are you picking up his flag and continuing the charge?
799 posted on 05/02/2003 12:51:20 PM PDT by HenryLeeII
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