Friday, May 5, 2017

Statute of Trumpery

So, then, what is a statute? 

According to the 'Lectric Law Library's Lexicon (found at http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/s071.htm)this is what a statute is supposed to be:

  • A law established by an act of the legislature.
  • Under the U.S. and state constitutions, statutes are considered the primary source of law in the U.S. -- that is, legislatures make the law (statutes) and courts interpret the law (cases). 
  • The written will of the legislature, solemnly expressed according to the forms prescribed in the Constitution; an act of the legislature.  

But today we have a new proposal to consider. It is the "Statute of Trumpery," designed to replace the "Statue of Liberty." It doesn't have anything to do with the US Constitution or the acts of the US Congress, just as the statute shown below indicates.



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