Checks and balances? What are those?
Mar. 17th, 2004 09:19 amCan't link to this directly, but you can find it by going to http://thomas.loc.gov/ (redirect from http://www.congress.gov) and pasting in H.R.3920.IH as the bill number.
( Or read the Bill here: )
AFAICT, this translates to: "If the US Supreme Court judges that an Act of Congress is unconstitutional, Congress may reverse that judgement."
Can we all see why this is a stupendously bad idea?
Edit: Oh, and while you're there, check out H.R. 3799, which has rather bizarrely been titled the "Constitution Restoration Act":
'Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Supreme Court shall not have jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certiorari, or otherwise, any matter to the extent that relief is sought against an element of Federal, State, or local government, or against an officer of Federal, State, or local government (whether or not acting in official personal capacity), by reason of that element's or officer's acknowledgement of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government.'
Katherine Yurica has some interesting background material on this one.
( Or read the Bill here: )
AFAICT, this translates to: "If the US Supreme Court judges that an Act of Congress is unconstitutional, Congress may reverse that judgement."
Can we all see why this is a stupendously bad idea?
Edit: Oh, and while you're there, check out H.R. 3799, which has rather bizarrely been titled the "Constitution Restoration Act":
'Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Supreme Court shall not have jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certiorari, or otherwise, any matter to the extent that relief is sought against an element of Federal, State, or local government, or against an officer of Federal, State, or local government (whether or not acting in official personal capacity), by reason of that element's or officer's acknowledgement of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government.'
Katherine Yurica has some interesting background material on this one.