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Show WOULD LIMIT COURT POWER La Follette Holds Supreme Tribunal Is Real Ruler of People CINCINNATI. June 14 Asserting that by a "procSSS of gradual en. croachraf nt, ' the federal courts of the country have "Wrested sovereignty from the people. Senator LaPollette of Wisconsin In an address hero today before the American Federation of Iabor convention, proposed an amendment amend-ment to the constitution denying the power of lower courts to set aside a i federal law as unconstitutional and I providing for the nullification of any I such decision by the supreme court by re-enactment of the Statute. Citing the recent decision of the supreme court holding unconstitutional unconstitution-al the child labor tu.v lu.w as ' tpical of the conduct of the federal judiciary, and particularly whenever congress has sought to enact progressive and humane legislation Which was offensive offen-sive to great financial lnteroats." Senator Sen-ator LAFollette declared the supreme irlbunal of the country was "today the actual ruler of the American people.' |