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Re:UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety c... by lesuorac on Thursday August 29, 2024 @12:08PM (#41392290)
> When legislatures pass laws that exceed the bounds of the Constitution, the courts strike down those laws as null and void.

Well, that's not actually in the US constitution.

And, the Executive branch is free to ignore what the Judicial branch [1] does since ya know, it's the Executive branch that would execute any decisions.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Nation_v._Georgia#Aft...

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Re:UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety c... by philwelch on Thursday August 29, 2024 @08:02PM (#41396575)
> Well, that's not actually in the US constitution.

It's a rather simple application of the premises that (a) the Constitution supersedes other statutory laws and (b) the courts have jurisdiction over disputes about the application of the law.

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