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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
everything you've posted here sums up nicely as 'the constitution is what the majority makes it at that time'. never been happier to be an american by god.   |
Not quite but close. The law frequently will 'win' over the majority such as in the SCOTUS abortion decision because the power still respects the law. In other cases such as with the Cherokee in Georgia, the SCOTUS was ignored by the power and the law was meaningless.