Thanks, Richard, - very educative! John M
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Richard Ruquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Chief Supreme Court Justice Marshall usurped the Constitution > when he maintained that the Supreme Court had the right to rule > laws made by Congress and signed by the President unconstitutional. > As a result the USA is essentially ruled by the Supreme Court > > There is no provision in the US Constitution for this right. > Congress instead has the right to regulate the Supreme Court, > > Ie.: > > ARTICLE III > > - > Text<http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiii?quicktabs_10=0#quicktabs-10> > - Learn > More<http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiii?quicktabs_10=1#quicktabs-10> > > SECTION 1. > > 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 behaviour, and shall, at stated times, > receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished > during their continuance in office. > SECTION 2. > > 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<http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxi>;--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. > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 3:35 PM, John Mikes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Telmo wrote: >> >> >> >> *"I admire the US constitution too. In fact, my political position is >> essentially to follow it (although I like to imagine possibilities for >> **peaceful >> world with further increases in freedom)*." >> >> Which Constitution? the one epoch-opening chef-d'oeuvre based on >> modernized medieval ideas of those well educated smoking-duelling >> slave-owner male chauvinist Forefathers, >> who just did not want to pay taxes to the King of England, or the later >> "amended" versions of the same obsolete construct making it into a >> gun-toting killer - corrupt, faith-ruled money-monger (with SOME >> exceptions, thank you). >> >> I join you in admiring the original one - as a relic, an innovation >> historical masterpiece FOR THE 18th CENTURY. Not for the 21st. >> My admiration stopped short when I realized the outcome: >> a 'special-interest money'-ruled anti-democratic conglomerate, >> *governing* a so called government into committing crimes (international >> and domestic) originally excluded >> from it's 'modus (regulatio) vivendi'. >> >> How can you imagine a 'peaceful' world with capitalistic (I call it: >> econo-feudalistic) principles, imperialistic (oil?) wars and forcing own >> interest on other countries? (Not to >> mention the availability of all level governance for enough money). >> >> JM >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
