“[T]he framers of the constitution contemplated that
instrument, as a rule for the government of courts, as
well as of the legislature.”
by:
Justice John Marshall
(1755-1835) US Supreme Court Chief Justice
Source:
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch.) 137, 179-80 (1803)
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A much needed clarity stated - as we keep experiencing the untoward incidences of the legislature discounting the moral count for its 'political expediencies and the courts for their legalities
 -- Vedapushpa, Bangalore     
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    All of which at this time is being completely ignored.
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