From: Andrew Swallow 

kruegerb76{at}hotmail.com wrote:
> Vorlonagent wrote:
>>  By right of Marbury vs Madison, the Court made itself the final
arbiter of the
>> constitution.  With this new ruling, the Court has said the Constitution
>> says whatever a majority of Justices want it to say.
> 
> Isn't this how it has always been?  When you say "says whatever a
> majority of Justices want it to say" they can say "interpretation of
> the law".

Prior to Independence the judges worked for the king so if they came
up with silly judgements they could be dealt with.  The judges did
not have the power to strike down laws.  Badly worded and out of date
laws could be replace by Parliament.

Andrew Swallow


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