Founder and editor-at-large of National Review magazine William F. Buckley in his Sunday column suggests that instead of passing a Constitutional Amendment, which he does not ask that President Bush withdraw from consideration, Congress simply limit the Courts from reviewing cases having to do with marriage.

A means of devolving popular authority, to be exercised by individual states, could be obtained by removing jurisdiction from the Supreme Court in matters having to do with marriage. Article III, Section 2 gives Congress the necessary authority to do this.

“…the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.”

I had heard a similar suggestion regarding the display of the Ten Commandments in public places.

Could you imagine the Court declaring such a restriction of the jurisdiction to be Unconstitutional, prohibiting their established power of judicial review (Marbury v. Madison)? This is strange stuff, but just when we think we have seen everything…