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1. Average Random Joe (average_random_joe@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 23:13:26 JST Average Random Joe

   If the Constitution is supposed to be the highest law of the land in the US, then why aren't members of government punished for violating it. Like if a law is unconstitutional doesn't that mean it violated the foundational and highest law? Shouldn't those that passed it have some punishment? At a minimum wouldn't the law being considered be an impeachment and they should be removed if found unconstitutional?

   • Machismo (zerglingman@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 23:16:49 JST Machismo

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     • Citizen W 🇧🇪 >>🇺🇸 (Cali)
     @wdelaet @average_random_joe No but see
     Who's gonna remove them? The constitution isn't the Bible, it can't defend itself. The point of the constitution is that THE PEOPLE are responsible for removing unconstitutional government.
     Or at least, as far as I can tell, it is. I haven't actually read it, I don't live there. But on a practical level it has to be, because there's nobody else above them to do this. The courts won't do it because the courts are effectively subservient to the governments.
   • Citizen W 🇧🇪 >>🇺🇸 (Cali) (wdelaet@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 23:16:52 JST Citizen W 🇧🇪 >>🇺🇸 (Cali)

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     @average_random_joe I wonder the same thing all the time

     Being in California we get plenty of unconstitutional laws shoved down our throats

   • Average Random Joe (average_random_joe@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 23:22:55 JST Average Random Joe

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     • Machismo
     • Citizen W 🇧🇪 >>🇺🇸 (Cali)

     @Zerglingman @wdelaet

     The Judicial ruling it unconstitutional would. They have the power to jail all the time. Contempt of court and all. The ruling would vacate their position and slap them with some high crime.

     Well, we are an unconstitutional government and have been since at least 1803 when the Judicial invented powers to rule on Constitutionality and while I agree in having the power it has to be in the Constitution with checks and balances.