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That's simply false, Dunedan. For example, one area where foreign law is often cited is in decisions citing the Eighth Amendment. But it's not cited to overturn the Eighth Amendment; it's cited to explain what the 8th A. means. And whatever you might think of this, its certainly nowhere near declaring the Constitution irrelevant.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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