So, I’ve been playing around with quantum in the software world lately, and it occurred to me… the courts wearing multiple hats are doing the same thing! Of course, in quantum, 1 + 1 can equal four. And of course in binary, this is non-sensical. Why are the courts playing quantum with vanilla?
service-ll-usrep-usrep384-usrep384436-usrep384436.pdf (3.6 MB)
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/384/436/
“An unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords no protection; it creates no office; it is in legal contemplation as inoperative as though it had never been passed.” Norton v. Shelby County, 118 U.S. 425 (1886)
“[A] law repugnant to the constitution is void, and that courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument.” Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803)
Owens v. City of Independence (1980)
Maine v. Thiboutot (1980)
18 U.S.C. § 242 (Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law)
18 U.S.C. § 1001 & § 514 (Fraud and False Documents)
18 U.S.C. § 1346 & RICO (Honest Services Fraud & Racketeering)
18 U.S.C. § 2340 & § 1952 (Torture & Travel Act)
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995)
More on this, later on. Stay tuned.
