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13. this takes the cake. he's disputing settled law from 1803.

Reply to TlalocW (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2015, 06:31 PM

Sep 2015

the courts have been ruling laws unconstitutional since marbury v. madison, 1803.

i've read some pretty stupid articles about the kim davis situation, but this article is the worst legal analysis i've seen in a long time.

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Someone smarter than I, give me some ammo to refute this - re: Kim Davis [View all] TlalocW Sep 2015 OP

This part is complete BS, SCOTUS rulings ARE law whether they like it or not steve2470 Sep 2015 #1

Agreed complete nonsense. Egnever Sep 2015 #2

Care to copy / paste the image here? I'm not turning adblock off just so they can get $0.001. n/t X_Digger Sep 2015 #3

Why bother? REP Sep 2015 #4

It seems to me that this guy is using faux logic. djean111 Sep 2015 #5

Thanks. You got it right, especially with your faux logic statement. Even Faux Noise IllinoisBirdWatcher Sep 2015 #11

We�re sorry, but a plugin/addon installed on your browser is interfering with the complete display.. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #6

You don't have to turn off Adblock. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2015 #9

It's absolute nonsense and completely wrong. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2015 #7

Marbury vs. Madison treestar Sep 2015 #8

Although courts don't create law in the LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #10

That's about the dumbest piece I've ever read. Vinca Sep 2015 #12

this takes the cake. he's disputing settled law from 1803. unblock Sep 2015 #13

That's always the first one cited, but judicial review was firmly entrenched.. X_Digger Sep 2015 #15

The law that she is breaking is violating a court order and the 14'th amendment (nt) LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #14

That's easy. The article (which is from a tin-foil hat type Bircher website) PatrickforO Sep 2015 #16

Oh, and let's not forget the 8th, 9th and 14th amendments... PatrickforO Sep 2015 #17