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Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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by BillSeitz
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Aug 28, 2008 8:46 am |
The primary function of the judiciary is to adjudicate legal disputes. The judiciary is also responsible for interpreting the law, but while in some legal systems this is a fundamental principle (e.g. Common Law jurisdictions), in others the primary responsibility for interpreting the law belongs not to the judiciary but to the legislature - traditionally, Civil Law and [Socialist Law] jurisdictions - although even in them, the judiciary inevitably must play some interpretive role, since interpretation of the law is an inseparable part of adjudicating legal disputes. - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_branch
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