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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:33 AM Original message |
Can Congress write laws that overrule SCOTUS decisions? |
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shoelace414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. depends on the ruling |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Can you provide an example? |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I think what shoelace means is... |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. So this country would have to turn solidly blue not just in US Congress, |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:48 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Same thing with the death penalty |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Not really overturning |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
3. If Congress writes laws that the Supreme Ct. rules are "unconstitutional" |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I think that's right but wouldn't there have to be a challenge before they |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yes, an acutal case would have to work its way up to the Supreme Court |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. this is what's happening with the Patriot Act |
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ElaineinIN (345 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. Depends upon the basis for the ruling |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
12. Some history |
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Tamyrlin79 (944 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. Depends on what SCOTUS interprets |
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confludemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. Couldn't the decisions that the Warren Court ruled on like Miranda and the |
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