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This blog is today starting a new series of educational posts, intended to inform our readers on a variety of subjects -- mostly related to Life on our Flow. Nothing on this blog is intended to be nor should be misconstrued as legal advice, nor any inducement to perform, nor any advisement against performing, any act. Competent legal advice from a qualified professional is always recommended.
The Simplest Explanation of the US Legal System:
Our US Judicial System is basically composed of three layers:
The Constitution.
Laws.
Policies.
Each of these layers is subservient to the layer above it. The Constitution is subservient to nothing, as it is the top layer. Our Constitution has been amended 27 times since it was written, the last being completed in 1992 when sitting lawmaker's salaries were protected. Laws are subservient to The Constitution, but supersede policies. Policies are the bottom layer because they are superseded by both Laws and The Constitution.
The GFA Bylaws, regardless of the fact their name contains the three letters "l-a-w", are policies. As such, they are 100% superseded by both Laws and The Constitution.
Understanding where our GFA Bylaws fit into the legal framework of our country is going to become even more important than it ever has been in the near future -- assuming a nuclear war does not break out first. Of course, things are sometimes more complicated than this primer, but hopefully this very basic explanation of how the US legal system is actually framed will prove useful when future actions are necessary and (hopefully civilly) discussed amongst the Members of The REAL Goodnow Flow Community.
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