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To: Wonder Warthog

If the constitution has not been followed, a judicial course would be open to us. I know you think that the Supreme Court itself has failed to do its job, but that is the state of our present problem. With the present Supreme Court decisions in place, the only avenue is to change the constitution itself, either by a Constitutional convention or by the amendment process. Without empower the people via a redistribution of constitutional power, NOTHING will change.

ex animo
davidfarrar


24 posted on 01/19/2010 10:16:29 AM PST by DavidFarrar (davidfarrar)
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To: DavidFarrar
"If the constitution has not been followed, a judicial course would be open to us. I know you think that the Supreme Court itself has failed to do its job, but that is the state of our present problem. With the present Supreme Court decisions in place, the only avenue is to change the constitution itself, either by a Constitutional convention or by the amendment process. Without empower the people via a redistribution of constitutional power, NOTHING will change."

No it is not. All that is needed is to actually use the Constitution-granted power that Congress has to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts. A simple majority vote of each house can completely remove certain topics from the jurisdiction of federal courts. AFAIK, that power has never been used, but it is there.

Article III, Section Section 2 "In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make."

31 posted on 01/19/2010 10:35:51 AM PST by Wonder Warthog
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