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To: donmeaker
Washington applied to a justice of the supreme court to get permission to send an army to quell the Whiskey Rebellion

Source, please.

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So that is the precedent.

ROFLMAO!

Boy, do you have a lot to learn about Law.

precedent
1) n. a prior reported opinion of an appeals court which establishes the legal rule (authority) in the future on the same legal question decided in the prior judgment.

"Precedent" is not just something that happens, it's a documented legal procedure.

279 posted on 03/02/2012 4:42:56 AM PST by MamaTexan (I am a ~Person~ as created by the Law of Nature, not a 'person' as created by the laws of Man)
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To: MamaTexan

The documented legal procedure used in the Whiskey Rebellion was to apply (IAW the Militia act of 1792) to a supreme court justice. The justice was James Wilson, who delivered his opinion on August 4, and Washington issued a presidential proclamation on August 7th that the militia would be called out to suppress the insurrection. General ‘Light Horse Harry’ Lee was put in charge of the 12,000+ man army.

In response to the widespread perception that waiting for a supreme court justice was a weakness, the Militia Act of 1795 removed that requirement.


283 posted on 03/02/2012 4:36:54 PM PST by donmeaker (Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
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