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Old March 22nd 05, 11:57 PM
George Patterson
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TaxSrv wrote:

"George Patterson" wrote:
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Furthermore, while the Supreme Court takes up the issue of

constitutionality,
the lower courts decide what the law is based on other factors. If

you can't
come up with a reasonable challenge to their decisions based on
constitutionality, they are the final arbiters.


Oops, not true. The Supreme Court also decides matters where there's
a conflict among the Circuits as to a rule of law. Example: federal
tax issues, which very rarely are Constitutional matters except in
criminal tax cases.


I did not say that cases of constitutionality is all that SOCUS does.

George Patterson
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