Posted by djf on September 30, 1998 at 04:20:02:
In Reply to: Dan Meador's letter to Paul Andrew Mitchell, 9/29/98 posted by Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S. on September 30, 1998 at 00:03:23:
Paul & Dan, extremely interesting reading indeed. There is no room to doubt congresses plenary power as far as the territories and insular possessions. I have heard as others have that USDC has concurrent Art I and Art III capacities. But as Dan points out there is extensive evidence of DCUS, so where are they? We also know some of the "courts" are not even courts, but are in fact executive, administrative agencies, US Tax Court is a rename of an earlier administratitive board.
If USDC cannot act Art III, a jurisdictional challenge should be sufficient. If it can act Art III, this should be part of the "venue" and should be entered into the record.