Yes, and it's been that way since I think the 1870s. I can't remember the exact case, it was actually the senior architect here at my new job that told me about it, and he's out sick. Try to remind me about this tomorrow and I'll ask him. I looked it up off of a conversation we had in IM.
> -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 11:37 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Priceless quote from the Bush Administration > > Here's how I thought it went, correct me if i'm wrong (this is > simplified): > > -The check to the power of the President is Congress. > -Congress creates laws that must be followed by the President. > -The check on Congress is the Supreme Court, which rules whether the laws > passed by Congress are constitutional. > > So when the President attempts to exert a power (wire tapping) that may be > in violation of a law passed by Congress (already deemed constitutional), > who determines whether the President has broken that law? > > Wouldn't it be the courts? > > On 5/23/06, John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Actually that's a power that the court took upon itself. > > > > Look into the roots of judicial activism. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:41 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Priceless quote from the Bush Administration > > > > > > Isn't that exactly what the courts are supposed to do???? > > > > > > On 5/23/06, Skorp Croze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > ....The government argued in briefs that the courts cannot decide > the > > > > constitutionality of the president's asserted wartime powers to > > > > eavesdrop on Americans without warrants. > > > > > > > > WTF? > > > > > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/22/studs.wiretap.ap/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207339 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
