February 24th 1803: Marbury v. Madison

On this day in 1803, in the case Marbury v. Madison the US Supreme Court established the principle of judicial review and gave the Court the power to declare laws ‘unconstitutional’. The principle was outlined in the majority opinion by Chief Justice John Marshall, the words of which are inscribed on the wall of the Supreme Court building. The case arose when Justice of the Peace for District of Columbia William Marbury was not delivered his commission documents which officially granted his title. The Court would not force the then Secretary of State James Madison to deliver them, but held that the provision of the 1789 Judiciary Act allowing Marbury to bring his claim to the Court was itself unconstitutional as it extended the Court’s constitutional jurisdiction. On February 24th, the Court ruled unanimously to this effect. The decision gave the Supreme Court the power to interpret the constitution and strike down laws as ‘unconstitutional’. Since then, the Court have made many high-profile rulings branding things unconstitutional, including school segregation in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), school prayer in Engel v. Vitale (1962) and teaching creationism in science lessons in Edwards v. Aguillard(1987).

Congratulations to Justice Gorsuch on his Senate confirmation to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Last year, President Trump promised to nominate a conservative, rule-of-law judge with impeccable qualifications to serve on our nation’s highest court, and he delivered on that promise. Throughout the confirmation process, not even the staunchest liberal Democrats questioned Justice Gorsuch’s credentials, experience or qualifications, including receiving the highest possible ratings form the American Bar Association on his ability to serve. Nevertheless, partisan obstructionists like Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters used unprecedented and extremist measures in a vain attempt to block this incredible jurist from taking his rightful place on the Supreme Court.

We commend the Republican Senate leadership for taking responsible action to confirm Justice Gorsuch and turn back the Democratic temper tantrum that made a mockery out of this solemn duty. Citizens across Michigan wanted Justice Gorsuch on our nation’s highest court because of his allegiance to our Constitution and to the rule of law. President Trump and Senate Republicans delivered on this nomination and confirmation, and once again the Senate Democrats, including Stabenow and Peters, struck out. The winners in this process are the U.S. Constitution and the American people.

http://www.migop.org/news/mrp-chairman-ron-weiser-statement-on-senate-confirmation-of-judge-gorsuch

Let Sen. Stabenow know that you want Judge Gorsuch confirmed at http://migop.org/confirm-gorsuch

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