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It's sort of like watching a revolution start
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Originally posted by Not Me
It is not the province of a mayor to interpret the state or US constitution - that is the province of the judiciary. Those of you who are confused about this, see Marbury v. Madison for more information.
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Our little trip through Con Law 101 continues. Marbury doesn't exempt officials in the executive or legislative branch from constitutional interpretation. We absolutely want other public officials to do their best to construe the Constitution. By your reasoning, Congress could ignore the constitution and pass blatantly violative laws, on the theory that the job of determining whether they're OK is the courts'. And Newsom has brought an action in state court, and made clear that he will abide by the court's ruling.
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