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To: Kansas58

“In Boerne v. Flores (1997), the Supreme Court ruled that Congress exceeded its authority when it passed a law that, among other things, prohibited the states from regulating religious uses of land. As in Cooper v. Aaron (1958), the Court asserted its primacy in matters of constitutional interpretation and struck down a governmental act that challenged that primacy.” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/democracy/landmark_boernes.html
I believe that anything Congress has to say about NBC should be left for the Supreme Court to decide. Before BO fills it with non-originalist.


218 posted on 07/17/2009 3:19:31 PM PDT by classical artist
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To: classical artist

LOL
Your citation has NOTHING to do with the case at hand, nothing at all!

Please do more research, and open your mind.

Election law is, primarily a STATE issue, and it always has been.

The States have the power and the authority to regulate in this matter, as long as the States do not violate the Constitution of the United States.


219 posted on 07/17/2009 3:33:56 PM PDT by Kansas58
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To: classical artist
And, by the way, the US Supreme Court is actually CO-EQUAL and NOT “Primary” in the role of interpreting the Constitution.
The President and the Congress have simply not asserted their “Coequal” status in this regard.

A simple act of Congress can instruct the Courts to but out of just about any issue, by restricting jurisdiction.

220 posted on 07/17/2009 3:36:36 PM PDT by Kansas58
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