Talk:Article Six of the United States Constitution

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[edit] Supremacy

We know that the Constitution supersedes treaties, and treaties supersede state law. But in reference to situations in which a treaty conflicts with federal legislation, can someone please cite the Supreme Court case that established which takes precedence? If I'm not mistaken, the one that was enacted later takes precedence. 205.217.105.2 17:26, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I rewrote the description of Reid v. Covert. The ruling does not say that the constituion is supreme over treaties. It says no one can use a treaty as an end run around the constitution to accrue powers not conferred or governed by the constitution. Those are very very different things. As an example: W could get a treaty written that names him the sole arbiter of laws of trade with Afghanistan and Iraq. Those two nations could sign and ratify it. The Senate could vote unanimously to ratify it, and it would still not be law, as the congress has the right to legislate in this area, not the executive. W would receive powers from the treaty that he cannot claim under the constitution.

[edit] Bricker Amendment

For some time I have been working on revisions to the Bricker Amendment article. I finally posted it and have a PR at Wikipedia:Peer review/Bricker Amendment/archive1. I'd welcome comments. I know all those references may seem extravagant, but I'm hoping to get it as an FA and those voters want lots of footnotes. PedanticallySpeaking 16:26, 1 July 2006 (UTC)