Matt Barrow wrote:

Which (last part there) is entirely correct, or at least for the SC to
determine the Constitutionality.

It is "correct" now purely because Marshall said it. If Jackson had argued the
issue by legal means (rather than just ignoring the court when it suited him to
do so), things would have been considerably different. And it is not limited to
the Supreme Court by any means.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.