Interpreting the Constitution

Sunder sunder at sunder.net
Wed Mar 14 15:33:14 PST 2001


Jim Choate wrote:
 
> Per the 10'th: Where in there (ie Section 2 in particular) does it say
> that ANY court has the job of determining the meaning of the Constitution?
> 
>      ------------------------------------------------------------------

Right under your nose:
 
>                                 Article III.
> 
>      Section. 2.
>      The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity,
>      arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States,
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  and  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>      and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their
>      Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public
>      Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime
>      Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United States shall
>      be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;--
>      between a State and Citizens of another State;--between Citizens
>      of different States;--between Citizens of the same State claiming
>      Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or
>      the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

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