Re: Sarah Palin - hot or not?

Simon S Aysdie <gwhite@xxxxxx> wrote in news:4eb36d72-092d-4e34-8481-
85536e0ce8e2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

On Sep 6, 4:26 pm, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." <p...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Simon S Aysdie wrote:

[snip]

The Supreme Court decides what is legal or illegal (Constitutional, that
is. Congress is free to do what it wants within those bounds). Last time
I checked, there was nobody on the SCOTUS named Simon S. Aysdie.

Oh cool. "Self government" means that one must take the word of a few
black robes as if they were gods.



You might try reading the info at
http://usconstitution.net/
and read up about the history of the Supreme Court.

If you are a citizen of the US, you're subject to its laws; if a law
appears to be unConstitutional, the case can be brought before the Supreme
Court. I'ts got nothing to do with "gods", it's got to do with people
who've devopted a lifetime to studying the Constittuion adn are supposed to
apply their best honest effort to determine whetehr laws are or are not in
keeping with the Constitution.

Brilliant! Who knew?

Anyone who has ever read anything about the US Constitution and the
governemnt set up in accordance with it.


From the Constitution:

Article III. - The Judicial Branch
Section 1 - Judicial powers

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme
Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time
ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts,
shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times,
receive for their Services a Compensation which shall not be diminished
during their Continuance in Office.

Section 2 - Trial by Jury, Original Jurisdiction, Jury Trials

(The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising
under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made,
or which shall be made, under their Authority; to all Cases affecting
Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; to all Cases of admiralty
and maritime Jurisdiction; to Controversies to which the United States
shall be a Party; to Controversies between two or more States; between a
State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States;
between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different
States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States,
Citizens or Subjects.) (This section in parentheses is modified by the 11th
Amendment.)

Amendment 11 - Judicial Limits. Ratified 2/7/1795.

The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to
extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against
one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens
or Subjects of any Foreign State.

In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and
those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have
original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme
Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such
Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury;
and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have
been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be
at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.

Section 3 - Treason Note

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War
against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two
Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

The Congress shall have power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no
Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except
during the Life of the Person attainted.
.

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