[hanamizu]

“That is not what is says, read it again slowly”

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I’ve read it slowly several times over the years teaching the Constitution to my students. “the supreme Court shall have appellateJurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make”.

Congress has never availed itself of this Constitutional power, but, in fact, it can take certain things off of the table for SCOTUS to rule upon.

If I, a retired social studies teacher, am aware of this, so should a Supreme Court Justice.

[ARW]

Congress removed SCOTUS jurisdiction over Guantanamo prisoners but it went to court and sCOTUS decided they have jurisdiction anyway.