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Originally Posted by 1ViciousGSX
Who said you have to be a "Constitutional Scholar" to understand something in plain English?
Prove him wrong if you believe the author to be so,.....
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Three Critical Questions
Here are three questions to ask yourself:
Does the Constitution empower the Supreme Court to judge the constitutionality of federal laws and regulations, and uphold or strike them down as the court sees fit?
The court has the final say in all cases that come before it.
Does the Constitution prohibit the states from determining the constitutionality of federal laws and regulations, and uphold or strike them down as they see fit?
The states have no say in federal law.
What does the Constitution have to say about the powers not delegated to the United States federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States?
They are delegated to the states. In this case, the court ruled on a matter that it concluded was under the authority of amendments 5 and 15 of the Constitution which deal with due process. Due process acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the Government outside the sanction of law.