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To: Infidel1571

>> No “tribunal” can force the Congress to fund something. To state otherwise would imply that an extra-national panel has been granted power to appropriate money from our public purse. The US Supreme Court can’t order that either. Not from a legal - as in the Constitution - standpoint.

The question is, are we a Constitutional Republic still or not?<<

Good post, Infidel.

From Article 9 of the Constitution:

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;

Congress has explicit and sole power to spend, or not spend, money. Idiot judges do not, if the Constitution is still the law.


682 posted on 09/13/2007 1:13:20 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Illegals: representation without taxation--Citizens: taxation without representation)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

“Congress has explicit and sole power to spend, or not spend, money. Idiot judges do not, if the Constitution is still the law.”

I guess we’ll see if that’s still true.... Here’s hoping that at least some of it is still followed.


691 posted on 09/13/2007 7:25:20 AM PDT by Infidel1571
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
From Article 9 of the Constitution: No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;

Congress has explicit and sole power to spend, or not spend, money. Idiot judges do not, if the Constitution is still the law.

US Constitution Bump!

784 posted on 09/17/2007 4:04:54 PM PDT by Paul Ross (Ronald Reagan-1987:"We are always willing to be trade partners but never trade patsies.")
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