In case there was any doubt

[trochee]

[yanked from seaya's journal:]

Things are looking grim for the structure of American democracy -- these bozos seem to think they can pass a law that says Congress can overturn Supreme Court decisions. (Bill text)

Of course, this would be overturned as unconstitutional -- by the Supreme Court. We could find ourselves in a nasty fight if this passes Congress.

It's also not particularly reassuring about the intelligence of our elected officials -- it seems to be straight out of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 playbook.

Comments

[xaosenkosmos.livejournal.com]

Text of bill, just fyi. thomas.loc.gov is a really annoying system to work with, apparently.

[trochee.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll update the main post.

[moroveus.livejournal.com]

What the hell? I think Rep. Ron Lewis needs to take an introductory course in the American legal system.

Thanks for pointing this out--I hadn't heard anything about it.