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In reply to the discussion: Montanans Launch Recall of Senators Who Approved NDAA Military Detention. Merry Christmas, US Senate [View all]Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)40. A note about the NDAA:
The Constitution for the United States of America is the Supreme Law of the Land, Article VI, paragraph 2. All statutes and laws enacted by Congress must be in harmony with the Constitution. Any statute or law enacted by Congress that is in contradiction or disharmony with the Constitution is null and void from the beginning. It creates no duties, creates no rights, imposes no obligation or duties upon any Citizen of the United States of America. It is as if it never existed. Marbury v. Madison, U.S. Supreme Court decision, 1801
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Montanans Launch Recall of Senators Who Approved NDAA Military Detention. Merry Christmas, US Senate [View all]
zeljko67
Dec 2011
OP
Yes, federal courts HAVE ruled that recall laws do not apply to fed officials.
TheWraith
Dec 2011
#42
They might be able to recall an elected official for breaking their state oath of office.
LiberalFighter
Dec 2011
#51
Can you imagine what kind of Congress we would have if they let this crap happen?
Major Hogwash
Dec 2011
#36
No surprise - and the guy probably hasn't read the bill, or the constitution either
bhikkhu
Dec 2011
#11
...then they would see that ending the war (and so retiring the AUMF) is the solution
bhikkhu
Dec 2011
#29
They can't be recalled, nor will they impeach themselves. All you can do is choose among the
TheKentuckian
Dec 2011
#21