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Jefferson vs. Marshal: balance of power?

Dear Editor,

Their are a number of powerful political people who would basically like to subvert and undermine the U.S. Constitution without actually amending it in a way that’s provided for in the constitution itself. There was an individual person who accomplished that by himself over 200 years ago. His name was John Marshall, who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the Marbury V. Madison case was decided in 1803 .

This decision stated that the U.S. Supreme Court has the power to decide whether a law passed by congress and signed by the president can remain in effect. In other words the court can erase this law by declaring it unconstitutional. read more