[MJY1288]

When laws are passed my friend, they're the law of the land and part of the constitution. The Attorney General can't make law, he can only enforce it. When the AWB sunsets he will be required to enforce that law as well. The Separation of Powers is considered a fundemental part of the Constitution my friend.

[deport]

When laws are passed my friend, they're the law of the land and part of the constitution.

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Isn't that one function of the Judiciary?.... Determine constituionality of enacted legislation......

[wcbtinman]

"When laws are passed my friend, they're the law of the land and part of the Constitution."

Not quite. I give you Marbury vs Madison.

[tpaine]

Many unconstitutional laws are passed. We are not obligated to obey them, or to enforce them.

"Acts repugnant to the constitution are not law":


Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Address:http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/9.htm

[Tauzero]

"When laws are passed my friend, they're the law of the land and part of the constitution. The Attorney General can't make law, he can only enforce it. When the AWB sunsets he will be required to enforce that law as well. The Separation of Powers is considered a fundemental part of the Constitution my friend."

If the executive branch is required to just do whatever the judiciary and legislature tell it, then the executive isn't really separate at all, and provides no constitutional check. The chief executive is fully qualified to judge on his own if a law or ruling is constitutional, and those he judges unfit he need not enforce.

Of course, congress might then impeach him...