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To: Sir Francis Dashwood
"The states and Congress can certainly amend the constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman if they so choose."

They could try, but I doubt that such an amendment could be drafted to avoid infringing on our individual right to make valid contracts.

Who could rule a Constitutioal Amendment Un-Constitutional?

The USSC could issue an opinion that such an Amendment was repugnant to Constitutional principles. -- And any Official could then refuse to enforce such an Amendment, on the grounds that it violated Constitutional principles.

Would that be anything like how liquor contracts were once prohibited by Constitional Amendment?

The 18th was never challenged in the USSC, but it could have been, -- and probably would have, - except for its repeal.

We can amend anything we like and there is nothing anyone could do to overturn it except by amendment...

Sorry, but majority rule decrees repugnant to Constitutional principle would nullify & void the contract.

The Court certainly cannot...

If not, then the Constitutional contract would be useless & revolution would be authorized.

121 posted on 06/04/2005 9:50:00 AM PDT by P_A_I
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To: P_A_I
They could try, but I doubt that such an amendment could be drafted to avoid infringing on our individual right to make valid contracts...

Now I know you are full of crap... nice try...

124 posted on 06/04/2005 10:56:23 AM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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