On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:08:43 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> I did not look it up. I do not understand the question. What does the term "the
>> supreme law of the land" mean?
>
>Oh. The Constitution says in the text that it is the supreme law of the 
>land. If other laws are made that are in conflict with the Constitution, the 
>Constitution wins. If the Constitution says "You may not keep women from 
>voting", and some state passes a law that says women may not vote, that 
>state law is overruled by the supreme law of the land and is unenforcible.
>

OK, thanks. We're probably not used to that idea as we don't have a written
Constitution. (Yet! :)

>> Yes the English Bill of Rights 1689 (An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties
>> of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown) and the Scottish Bill
>> of Rights (Claim of Right Act 1689) existed 100 years before yours :P
>
>Cool. See what I meant? ;-)
>

Yes but I couldn't resist it :)
We just talk about consumer rights.
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Regards
     Stephen

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