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To: sartorius
Unless something is done soon, we will see person's marrying their llamas..

LOL! The Founders envisioned a renegade Supreme Court. I forget how they intended to check its power. Maybe someone can tell us.

11 posted on 03/30/2004 10:27:05 AM PST by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Aquinasfan; sartorius
Under the Constitution, Congress defines the powers of all lower courts (and can even restrict the appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court). So Congress, by a simple act of legislation, can for example prohibit federal courts from ordering state officials to recognize a same-sex "marriage", or from enjoining state officials against enforcing any particular law.
13 posted on 03/30/2004 3:19:49 PM PST by inquest (The only problem with partisanship is that it leads to bipartisanship)
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