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Re:Choosing between democracy and party, Americans will chos... by Talanes on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @09:25PM (#23398674)
Congress has the power to enact new laws to replace rulings they fundamentally disagree with. It feels like the only difference is what happens when the legislature is too divided to do anything.
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Re:Choosing between democracy and party, Americans will chos... by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:36PM (#23407006)
> Congress has the power to enact new laws to replace rulings they fundamentally disagree with.

Not if it's a ruling regarding the Constitution, which very many of the interesting ones are, they don't. A supermajority of Congress can propose, but not enact, a change in that case.

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