"The Constitution doesn't give them the power of interpretation. That's a uniquely judicial function. "
"the power to declare authoritatively what the provisions of the Constitution say. That by definition is the judicial function. "
" to make our interpretations authoritative upon the rest of society. Only courts have that power. "
It is the only thing you have said. Over and over...
Exactly. I was not arguing against the position that Congress' interpretive powers are
superior to those of the courts; I was arguing against the position that Congress had such powers vested in them at all.
I acknowledged that they must do their best at interpreting, in order to make sure their laws conform to the Constitution. But any interpretation that they announce in their legislation, regarding the meaning of the Constitution, goes beyond the powers vested in them by that instrument.
They have no more power to tell federal agents what the Constitution says than you or I do.