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In reply to the discussion: Let's rename the Fourth Amendment to the Paul/LaRouche Amendment [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)52. To your first question ...
just one ... and if challenged, another 3 layers are available in through the Federal Court system.
As to your observation:
There is no provision of the constitution that asserts that there are exceptions to the clauses in it as long as there is some arguable (or even definitive) oversight from the legislative and judicial branches.
That is absolutely true; but it is absolutely NOT the way the SCOTUS has interpretated the application ... since Marbury v. Madison. All constitutional rights granted through the B of Rights are subject to exceptions ... in this case, the Congressional Oversight provision is the exception that extends/enhances the Judicial Oversight that has been there from the program's inception.
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Let's rename the Fourth Amendment to the Paul/LaRouche Amendment [View all]
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2013
OP
Lol! Lucky you, no old quaint document like the Constitution to worry your beautiful mind
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#6
We kind of do have... What is it called... Oh, Magna Carta! But who gives a shit! It's like ANCIENT!
idwiyo
Jul 2013
#8
Hey! Them are not lies if they are for our own good and prosperity of military industrial complex,
idwiyo
Jul 2013
#20
It was originally going to be the 7th Amendment, but Nader totally fucked with the feng shui of the
DisgustipatedinCA
Jul 2013
#14
There you go. The authors of the quaint old documents our elected leaders swear to defend and
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#27
In that case, please give us a true understanding of the 4th Amendment
DisgustipatedinCA
Jul 2013
#33
How does any level of judicial and congressional oversight make the the programs constitutional?
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#49
I still don't see the basis of the exception. Are you saying the law itself defines an operative
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#59
There is no point at all if that is the game. What is democratic about overriding fundamental law on
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#62
that's right-the Communist were behind the 1st & 5th amendment -the 4th is the Paulbot/Larouche gang
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2013
#67