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Hmm...my comment didn't appear...so I'll try again....

Does your guest think that Marbury v. Madison's idea of judicial review gives the courts absolute power?

For example, is there any recourse if a state bans women from voting, but the Supreme Court disregards the Constitution and upholds the law?

I'm jumping the gun a bit, but I would like to pose the following questions on this topic:

Does the power to declare laws unconstitutional mean that our courts have absolute power? For example, what if a state bans women from voting and the Supreme Court upholds it (in other words, what if you have a constitutional amendment that the Supreme Court blatantly ignores)?

Also, do the guests give any credence to the idea that all 3 branches of gov't can interpret the Constitution?

One of the most interesting cases there is. Bootstrapping judicial review onto the SCOTUS. Look forward to that discussion.