Reply #7: Not really. Congress can't just take away federal court jurisdiction [View All]

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

because they feel like it -- there are some serious separation of powers issues.

Adding:

Article III of the Constitution, which creates the Supreme Court, says:

"The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party; to Controversies between two or more States; between a State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States, between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects."

Clear as gin, IMO. So how the hell can they say the judicial branch can't hear these cases??