Admiral Rockwell Tory
Diamond Member
So, you have a problem with actually teaching based on the Supreme Court decisions that explains those so-called rights? Isn't that educating the students to your side also?
Perhaps if you were a teacher or actually sat in a classroom while these type of lessons are being taught, you might actually have a difference of opinion. But you could never do that, right?
SCOTUS decisions are NOT the law of the land.
For example Chelsea Clinton admits that a new fascist SCOTUS justice can ELIMINATE our right to bear arms. If you teach your students that SCOTUS decisions are the Law of the Land you then would be teaching them wrongly.
Any decision disarming Americans will be completely and totally IGNORED.
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Precisely. SCOTUS decisions are NOT the law of the land.
"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in
Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the
Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land;"
SCOTUS is not the law of the land. The constitution is the law of the land. It says so right in Article 6.
Yes, and nowhere does it say that the Supreme Court has the authority to tell us what the Constitution "says." They gave themselves that power in Marbury v. Madison.
I think the State Legislatures should decide what is Constitutional. If you think about it, that really would be the test that's consistent with how our government was set up. The Supreme Court deciding is the Federal government deciding what powers the Federal government has, which is why it doesn't work.
The individual legislatures may be as corrupt as the Federal one, but they have different interests. So at least it's an actual check and balance. Power divided is power checked. The Supreme Court's not power divided, it's power condensed
The state legislatures do have a say in what is Constitutional. They can amend the Constitution any time they feel the need to do so.
Well, actually that's not exactly true. Congress can propose amendments by passing bills which, if passed by two-thirds majority in each house of Congress, goes on to the States for approval to become Amendments to the Constitution.
Or, the States can call for a Constitutional Convention to be called by two-thirds of the legislatures of the States, and for that Convention to propose one or more amendments. Then, the amendments approved by the Convention are then sent to the States to be approved by three-fourths of the legislatures or conventions of each State.
So, it's not the easy process you imply, and rightly so.
I did not say nor imply it was easy.