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To: markomalley

According to “progressives”, the Constitution is a living document, but Wickard v. Filburn and Roe v. Wade are “settled law”.


3 posted on 03/15/2014 3:12:05 AM PDT by oblomov
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To: oblomov
Something to remember:

Marbury v. Madison 1803, vol 5, pg 137

It is also not entirely unworthy of observation that, in declaring what shall be the supreme law of the land, the Constitution itself is first mentioned, and not the laws of the United States generally, but those only which shall be made in pursuance of the Constitution, have that rank.
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.

emphasis added

4 posted on 03/15/2014 3:23:48 AM PDT by SERE_DOC ( “The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” TJ.)
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