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Old 07-19-2005, 07:28 PM   #4455
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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Maybe it's not dispositive, but it's not meaningless unless you presume that the Senate ordinarily ignores the Constitution.
Ignore may be a strong word, but I don't think many of them have the first fucking clue. See e.g., the flag buring amendment or campaign finance reform.

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And I don't believe the courts will exercise jurisdiction in a fight concerning the Senate's own rules, so the Senate is the highest court on this question.
For the most part, I agree with this, but that doesn't make it Constitutional per se.
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