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Tue Feb-01-11 10:43 AM
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| 51. The Constitution is a skeletal framework of government.... |
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It has few details aside from the elections and terms of its officers and the functions of the three branches.
All powers of the three branches need not be expressed in the Constitution.
It does not say that if a power is not enumerated in the Constitution, Congress - or the other branches - cannot exercise it.
For example, it does not empower the US Supreme Court to interpret it or its amendments. But the court does so and has since the very beginning - 1803 Marbury v Madison.
And so on........
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