Interpreting the Constitution
Sunder
sunder at sunder.net
Wed Mar 14 15:33:14 PST 2001
Jim Choate wrote:
> Per the 10'th: Where in there (ie Section 2 in particular) does it say
> that ANY court has the job of determining the meaning of the Constitution?
>
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Right under your nose:
> Article III.
>
> Section. 2.
> The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity,
> arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their
> Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public
> Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime
> Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United States shall
> be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;--
> between a State and Citizens of another State;--between Citizens
> of different States;--between Citizens of the same State claiming
> Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or
> the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.
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