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To: chessplayer

It is my understanding that our judicial systems must assume that all laws are constitutional until challenged by someone with standing. Otherwise every law passed would have to pass through the judicial system before becoming accepted law.


11 posted on 04/05/2012 7:08:59 PM PDT by doc1019 (Romney will never get my vote!)
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To: doc1019
It is my understanding that our judicial systems must assume that all laws are constitutional until challenged by someone with standing

No. The courts are silent on the question of a law's constitutionality until an appellate court has agreed to adjudicate a case brought by a party with standing to bring suit.

20 posted on 04/05/2012 7:19:22 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: doc1019
It is my understanding that our judicial systems must assume that all laws are constitutional until challenged by someone with standing. Otherwise every law passed would have to pass through the judicial system before becoming accepted law.

I almost considered this point before posting my post, above. Yes, I guess Holder is a little smarter than I gave him credit for. He's right, they are presumtively Constitutional.

HOWEVER, that's not the point.

59 posted on 04/06/2012 7:01:49 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Shut up and drill.)
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