Can the Supreme Court rule on laws restricting their powers?
Do you wonder if the Supreme Court can rule on the constitutionality of a law restricting its own powers? hmm, interesting question if they can. Here’s a link to what the New York Times had to say about it. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/24/opinion/24sat2.html For those disinclined to click the link here’s the full text of the article: Majorities that are frustrated when courts stand up for minority rights have occasionally tried to strip them of the power to do so. This week, the House voted to deny the federal courts the ability to decide a key constitutional issue involving gay marriage. Such a law would upset the system of checks and balances and threaten all minority groups. It is critical that the Senate reject it. The Marriage Protection Act, which was passed by the House, 233-to-194, would bar federal courts from hearing challenges to parts of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. That law says states do not need to recognize same-sex marriages conducted in other states. Gay marria
