# Inauguration question.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauguration-question/845200>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [December 21, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauguration-question/845200 "2019-12-21T21:31:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauguration-question/845200/21 "2019-12-27T05:02:54Z")

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> [@Lord\_Feldon](#):
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> The Constitution forbids the Supreme Court from taking cases upon themselves. Someone with standing would have to sue in a lower court first.

That’s not completely true. There are situations where the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction.

So if we could get the Canadian Ambassador to say he’s unable to present his credentials because there’s no President to give his letter of credence to, then the Supreme Court could step in and issue a ruling.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauguration-question/845200/22 "2020-01-02T13:13:33Z")

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You can always trust a Canadian to set things right.

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