No, that's not how laws work. That's like saying a 55 mph speed limit isn't 55 mph until someone challenges it in court and loses.
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Replying to @justinamash @Tuffelhund2003 and
Um it is how laws work. They have force until they are found unconstitutional.
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Replying to @Steven_Swenson @Tuffelhund2003 and
No, that's absolutely false. And believing such a myth is perhaps the biggest threat today to our Constitution and the Rule of Law.
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Replying to @justinamash @Tuffelhund2003 and
Not sure how you think that is a myth, that IS how it works.
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Replying to @Steven_Swenson @Tuffelhund2003 and
It's a fundamental principle of our system that a law that violates Constitution IS void; not made void by SCOTUS. See Marbury v. Madison.
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Replying to @Tuffelhund2003 @Steven_Swenson and
Marbury v. Madison says no such thing. In fact, the point is opposite—that each branch has an independent duty to uphold the Constitution.
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Replying to @Tuffelhund2003 @Steven_Swenson and
You do not understand judicial review if you think it's the principle that the judiciary is the sole arbiter of constitutionality.
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SCOTUS is not final arbiter, either, except with respect to its functions. It interprets Constitution/laws in the course of resolving cases.
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Replying to @Tuffelhund2003 @Steven_Swenson and
Exactly, which again goes to why our system of government requires that each branch independently interpret and uphold the Constitution.
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