Congress, by a two-thirds vote of each house and upon signature of the President, shall have the power to invalidated any federal court precedent within four years of its ruling. But no such invalidation shall alter the outcome to particular parties to the case in which the precedent was establish.

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"It's a good feeling to shoot a bad guy. Something you democrats would never understand. Americans are homesteaders, we want a safe home, keep the money we make, and shoot bad guys!"

----Denny Crane

while i like the concept of a check on the judiciary related to seperation of powers, perhaps it is better to have the Leg and Exec be able to demand a SCOTUS review.

of course if its a SCOTUS issue, that probably demands legislative change.

in any event, good one !

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Jesus loves you, allah wants you dead

"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

How about adding language that restricts it only to precedent established in cases not pending appeal (that way the judicial process is not short-circuited by legislative action until after Supreme Court Review or final disposition of the case)

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"It's a good feeling to shoot a bad guy. Something you democrats would never understand. Americans are homesteaders, we want a safe home, keep the money we make, and shoot bad guys!"

----Denny Crane

deal

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Socialism doesn't create a rising tide that lifts all boats. It drains the lake and teaches the boat riders not to help themselves by rowing.

Jesus loves you, allah wants you dead

"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

From this day forward no more laws shall be created. Congress will now only focus on removing unneeded legislation.

They can do that now, can't they? Just rewrite the law.

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How about this.

There shall be no public purchase or ownership, in part or whole, of any private commercial venture.

The intent of which is to prohibit govt from bailing out or buying shares in companies.

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"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his father has acquired too much, in order to spare to others who (or whose fathers) have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, "to guarantee to everyone a free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."

-Thomas Jefferson

So if we were to repeal the 26th Amendment you would then also advocate raising the age of military enlistment and selective service to 21 as well, right?

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HOPE AND CHANGE

LEGISLATION

Passage of Laws

Section 1.

No law shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall be so altered or amended, on its passage through either House, as to change its original purpose.

Form of Bills

Section 2.

No bill shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title, except a general appropriation bill or a bill codifying or compiling the law or a part thereof.

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No, the point is that they should be able to override court decisions/precedents invalidating or misinterpreting laws or the Constitution, rather than rewritting the law.

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"It's a good feeling to shoot a bad guy. Something you democrats would never understand. Americans are homesteaders, we want a safe home, keep the money we make, and shoot bad guys!"

----Denny Crane

I would vote for that. Maybe we could put term limits and balanced budget requirement in too.

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"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his father has acquired too much, in order to spare to others who (or whose fathers) have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, "to guarantee to everyone a free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."

-Thomas Jefferson

I like the intent of the amendment, but there are exceptions that should be considered.... I doubt something like this would ever happen, but say Wal-Mart hit the bucket for one reason or another. That's two million jobs lost right there (I doubt any single company can cause more pain than Wal-Mart can if it failed).

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"Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy." -fortune cookie

Speaking as a lawyer, did you ever have to deal with problematic laws that became so convoluted over time that they lost their original meaning?

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"Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy." -fortune cookie

Presumably this has 2 effects. It makes corporations not people (since they weren't born of a person). And it makes the children born of illegal immigrants non-citizens.

My only question is, presuming you catch the child at some point in his life, and lets say his parents are deceased .... where do you deport him? He's not a citizen of ANYWHERE. Send him to palestine?

Amendments:

A. The term of the president is a single 6-year term, a president may not be re-elected to the presidency. A VP who became president and served more than 4 years as president is ineligible to be elected to the presidency.



B. Corporations, companies, and legal groupings of people shall not be considered persons. Any rights guaranteed or protected by the constitution for US citizens are not necessarily protected or guaranteed for such groupings of people.



C. Congress's pay shall decrease by the same percentage as the federal deficit and be calculated each fiscal year. Pay raises for the congress are determined by the president no less than 6 years in advance.



D. We were serious when we ratified the 9th amendment as part of the bill of rights. Attention Supreme Court Justices, Congress, and the President: quit fucking with our shit.