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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.

Dear Lady, you can repeat your opinion over and over all you like, it does not change the fact that we are a system of Checks and Balances. I know it upsets you, but the Judiciary is NOT the final authority. It also is a fallible human system. For example. In your world, the Dread Scott decision or the decision that ruled an Income tax unconstitutional or Plessy vrs Fergeson would be the final words on a variety of issues. As our history teaches, they were not. The Judiciary is NOT the final authority on any issue. They, like the Executive and the Legislative ARE subject to oversite.

"The Judiciary is NOT the final authority on any issue. They, like the Executive and the Legislative ARE subject to oversite."

You say that, but practically speaking, for all ostensible purposes they are. You may not like it, but that is the actuality. There are a lot of decisions I don't like that are made by the U.S. Supreme Court. On the other hand, there are a lot of decisions they make that I do like. I go back to my example of the Supreme Court stopping the ballot counting in FL by overruling the FL Supreme Court's decision, thus allowing the Presidency to go to Bush rather than Gore. You win some, you lose some.