<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I am pleased that this thread is becoming active. Where is it going? That has me scratching my head. One direction might be like the subject, court jurisdiction. Do you want a fish or do you want to learn how to fish? Having a significant appreciation for fish, I will keep mine. That only leaves sharing my knowledge of how to fish. The goal of this test (which is only the first) is to learn now, where failing the test won’t hurt a thing, so you can ace the very similar test administered by Society Of Birdwatcher warring the black dress.</FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: #444444; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Jerseee, in your second post “</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I'll take door no. 1 Ice.& I will say that the constitution itself turns it on.”</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #444444; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> That is exactly right! Take it a step further. Where does the constitution get the power to activate the Supreme Court? (Try the first three words.) Its jurisdiction however is very limited by the above 10 statements. </FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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