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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
no, it doesn't. the government did not write the constitution, therefore they have zero authority to alter or change it. WE THE PEOPLE wrote the constitution with a very specific set of steps to amend it.
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The first thing I mentioned was the amendment process. So "yes it does". The second thing, the jurisdiction of the courts, is a gray area at best. Read Jefferson on the SCOTUS.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
the 'change' you're referring to did not come about on a whim. It came about because the process to amend it was followed. we the people were stymied on it for a time due to that very same government you're talking about having the ability to 'evolve' the constitution.
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It's not evolution if the SCOTUS does it. The responsibility of the SCOTUS is to interpret the law, and if they interpret it a given way, that's the way we interpret it until the next time it's decided on. What I'm talking about in the OP, and what you often talk about, is that we have opinions that strongly differ from the SCOTUS. You and I both are welcome to our opinion, but they're not more than opinions.