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> Even so, Congress can overrule both a veto and a finding that a law is unconstitutional

Congress cannot overturn a Supreme Court constitutional ruling all by itself. To enact a constitutional amendment, it needs the support of 75% of state legislatures (or, in an alternate procedure only once ever used, separately elected state ratifying conventions). Overturning a Supreme Court ruling by constitutional amendment requires cooperation of the states

(Other indirect schemes for overturning a Supreme Court constitutional ruling also need the cooperation of other parties - court packing, for example, requires cooperation of Congress and the President)



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