>>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080612163731.sn58q011&show_article=1
>Excerpt:
>White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the administration was "reviewing the opinion" but declined immediate comment.
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>My interpretation of the role the supreme court plays is that sets the boundries of interpreting US law (quick wiki check does not change this). Is the administration allowed to classify such rulings as "opinion" or are they bound by them ?
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>wondring aloud...
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The Supreme Court's rulings are binding. One of the core tenets of our government is "checks and balances" between the three branches -- executive, legislative, and judicial. Each branch has certain powers over the others, and is also in ways constrained by the others. Matters of law are ultimately the domain of the judicial branch, and the Supreme Court sits at the top of the pyramid. The 9 justices are nominated by the President and approved by Congress. Once seated their word is, literally, law. The administration can drag its feet but ultimately they must abide by the court's rulings.