From: Kenneth Hurst (k_hurst18@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 27 2002 - 16:06:59 MDT
Samantha Atkins wrote:
> No "process of law" can overturn a Supreme Court ruling on a
> Constitutional issue. Only a different [Supreme] Court ruling at
> a later time can do so. No act of force can overturn the
> decision either, short of repudiating the Constitution and its
> division of powers.
That statement ignores the "checks and balances" system. The Supreme Court's
decision is not the final authority. No group deserves that kind of power.
If unhappy with a Supreme Court decision, the legislature and states can
pass an amendment to the Constitution.
--Kenneth Hurst
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