Albert Beveridge: “If a judge can repeal a law of Congress, by declaring it…”

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If a judge can repeal a law of Congress, by declaring it unconstitutional, is not this the exercise of political power? (Senator Richard M.

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Beveridge raises a critical question about the balance of power between the judiciary and legislative branches.

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Albert Beveridge: “If a judge can repeal a law of Congress, by declaring it unconstitutional, is not this the exercise of political power?…”