What might happen if decisions of the Supreme Court were not final?

Question

Can you help me!

Answer 1

THE SUPREME COURT IS NOT THE FINAL DECISION. IN 1933 THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT RULED THAT TAXING ANY AMERICAN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. SO WHAT DID OUR FIND SENATE DO - IT PASSED THE 16TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION MAKING IT LEGAL TO TAX AMERICANS. TO THIS DAY IT IS STILL UNCONSTITUTIONAL YET NOT A SINGLE AMERICAN WILL STAND UP TO THIS TAX OPPRESSIVE GOVERNEMENT. WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT WE WERE IN IN 1776 WHEN ENGLAND TAXED ITS PEOPLE YET TODAY IT IS WORSE.

Answer 2

The case would continue until one of the two parties ran out of money to keep on fighting.

Ultimately, some court (or body functioning as a court) has to be the court of last resort. (Unless all appellate courts were authroized to review the decisions of each other, allowing you to move from one appellate court to another ad infinitem.)Under our current Constitution that court is the Supreme Court, though it is always possible to amend the Constitution to add additional levels of review beyond the Supreme Court. (Additional levels of review prior to the Supreme Court would merely require new statutes.

If there were no court of last resort (or if there were so many levels that it was all but impossible to get to the court of last resort), as noted above, financial resources of the parties and the value of the case would become key. If the financial ability to keep the fight going was the final determinant of the outcome of a case, it would be impossible to win a major case against a major company (instead of merely very difficult).

Answer 3

Simple--Congress--or the states--could pass any law they liked.

Take a look at the history of the Jim Crow south--when the Constitution was not properly enforced--and you'll see what happens. But here's a few of the "highlights":
lynchings
routine rape of workers in factories (white women; blacks wern't allowed to work in the mills)
>denial of the right to vote--forpoor whites as well as blacks
>censorship f newspapers
>terrorism (e.g.burning homes and businesses of blacks-and whites who tried to help them

plus a list as long as your arm of other abuses--some even worse.

The Supreme Courts abiliity to say NO is what gives the guarantees of liberty and justice in the Constitution meaning.

Answer 4

Then the legal issue would remain unsettled and a different court can come to a different conclusion. Actually though, Congress can overule a SC ruling on a constitutional issue by amending the consitution. Congress can overule a SC ruling on a federal statute by getting rid of the statute.

Answer 5

Bush would appoint himself supreme decision maker!

Answer 6

There would be a lot of indecision

Answer 7

im not sure.. but i think it has something to do with the house of reps or that other one........ senate ya.. thats it

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Answer 8

It might change.. . .