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Congress has the power to create lower courts and define their jurisdiction.
Further, congress, in the ... |
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| Re: Judge Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act Quote:
Originally Posted by Goobieman
Congress has the power to create lower courts and define their jurisdiction.
Further, congress, in the law, has the power to define the words used in the law, including how terms shall be used and interpreted. | Not vis-a-vis the constitution.
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Originally Posted by Iriemon Not vis-a-vis the constitution. | 
This proves, without a doubt, something that I have thought for a long time:
You havent read the constitution.
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| Re: Judge Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act Quote:
Originally Posted by Goobieman 
This proves, without a doubt, something that I have thought for a long time:
You havent read the constitution. | 
This proves, without a doubt, that you have not read Marbury v. Madison. |
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Originally Posted by Iriemon 
This proves, without a doubt, that you have not read Marbury v. Madison. | I think YOU haven't, because there's nothing in Marbury which has a thing to do with Congress defining federal courts and their jurisdictions.
If you actually read and understood the case, you'd know exactly why its decision wouldn't apply.
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Originally Posted by Harshaw I think YOU haven't, because there's nothing in Marbury which has a thing to do with Congress defining federal courts and their jurisdictions.
If you actually read and understood the case, you'd know exactly why its decision wouldn't apply. | Iriemon = Rich.
Perhaps literally. |
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Lean: Liberal Gender:  | Re: Judge Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act Hi there ALL, am sending this from malaysia, wished to know is there any US citizens as at today detained under patriot act with out trial? and how long the detention can be allowed without trial ? Do you think there could be some lawyers amongst the members replying in this type of postings?...just curious coz, am not a lawyer...
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