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Re:Did you know John Roberts is also chief justice of the NS... by tptacek on Friday July 05, 2013 @08:18PM (#5997324)
The reason it's unlikely isn't that it's hard for Congress to change it; it's that Congress' constituents don't want them to. And that should give you pause about the prospect of some judge doing it for them, because nobody elects federal judges. We are not a nation ruled by philosopher kings.
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Re:Did you know John Roberts is also chief justice of the NS... by lisper on Friday July 05, 2013 @09:40PM (#5997566)
> Congress' constituents don't want them to

That is far from clear. But either way, it's irrelevant to the matter at hand. The fact is that you are wrong about Klein. Until you acknowledge that and retract your top-level claim, there's no point in discussing anything else. Life is too short.

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