They demand Senate deliberation on the defense agreement to ensure its constitutionality and compliance with the Philippines' national interest.
Such principled arguments hold the promise not only to elevate the debate among California voters but also to ensure its constitutionality in the eyes of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Its jurisdiction extends to areas such as ensuring the constitutionality of proposed legislation and of international agreements and ensuring that national laws are in compliance with international agreements.
Forms of "criminal association" or "anti-bikie" laws have been introduced in several Australian jurisdictions, and recent High Court decisions upholding their constitutionality will ensure that they remain part of our justice landscape.
In holding that the penalty designed to enforce the mandate is tantamount to a tax, Roberts ensured that the constitutionality of Obamacare depends entirely on a single, strange, dangerous doctrine.
In his memorandum, Mr. Obama wrote, "Particularly since omnibus bills have become prevalent, signing statements have often been used to ensure that concerns about the constitutionality of discrete statutory provisions do not require a veto of the entire legislation".
We rely on the Supreme Court to resolve questions of federal law, to resolve disputes between the states, to evaluate the constitutionality of state laws, and to ensure that federal and constitutional law are interpreted and applied uniformly across all states and territories.
Some members of Congress voted for the Fourteenth Amendment in order to eliminate doubts about the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, or to ensure that no subsequent Congress could later repeal or alter the main provisions of that Act.
The constitutionality of the practice, which supporters say is the only way to ensure that women know the consequences of their decision, is still being challenged in court.
While the recent upholding by the Supreme Court of the ACA's constitutionality is an enormous step forward, we must work at the state level to ensure Medicaid expansion, so that more people living with HIV can get the life-saving care they need.
