The Glade 4.0

I have no idea what point you think you're making. Regardless, the idea that conformity with the dictates of the Constitution would somehow be enhanced by leaving that compliance in the hands of the same Congress that made the law and President that signed it is laughable.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

I see... I didn't realise that the congressional body and president were static and uniform...

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

I don't see that this makes any difference. Exactly what makes you think that any change in either branch would cause them to recognize unConstitutional law and do anything about it, or avoid simply putting in place different laws that are more to their political preference?

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Only 200+ years of precedent. You know... The argument you just made?

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

My argument was that 200+ years of precedent establish that the courts decide what is and what is not Constitutional. I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Your argument was in favor of honoring 200+ years of precedent, which doesn't favor your larger point. The executive has been enforcing as it sees fit, and the legislative funding as it will for the entirety of our history. This is an odd example of you being accidentally right for all the wrong reasons.

Cheers.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

So, you really had nothing at all to say in the first place?

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Anyone following along will note that you've tied yourself into a complete knot.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

Uh, turn around?

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"...the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Anyone following along will note that you've made numerous cryptic remarks that amount to nothing whatsoever.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

My posts in this thread have been anything but cryptic.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

Ok, then they've just been inane.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

No, they haven't been inane.

You made the argument that 200+ years of precedent should be used as the final arbiter in the argument about which branch(es) of government has the authority to disallow government action or legislation that they find to be unConstitutional; and based on that argument you concluded that to be the province of the courts. I've pointed out that you're wrong, because we have 200+ years of precedent demonstrating that both the executive and legislative branches hold the authority to disregard court decisions they find in error by withholding enforcement and funding.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

A) non-sequiter. Whether the other branches actually comply with court decisions does not have anything to do with whether the court legally possesses the power to make the decisions. You are conflating legal precedent with historical practices.

B). The general practice of Congress and the President has been to regard USSC decisions as binding. Exceptions exist, but the actual prectice of Congress and the President has been acceptance of these decsions.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

That's a garbage response. I'm done with this thread.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

/ragequit!

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

No you don't.

Fleener.

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Holy shitsnacks!