ðeɪ ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ðætðə kˌɑːnstɪtˌuːʃənˈælᵻɾi əvə tɹˈiːɾi kʊd ˈoʊnli biː kwˈɛstʃənd wɛn ɪt wʌz ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ lˈɔː baɪ ɐ stˈætʃuːt ænd ɹˈuːld ðætðə kˈoːɹts hæd ðə pˈaʊɚ tʊ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ ɪnðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənts ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ʌv fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv ðɛɹ bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪ "klˈɪɹ dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːɹd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌvðə pˈaʊɚz ænd dˈuːɾiz kənfˈɜːd ˌɔn ɪt baɪ ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən."
They rejected the argument that the constitutionality of a treaty could only be questioned when it was incorporated into law by a statute and ruled that the courts had the power to interfere in the government's exercise of foreign affairs in the case of there being a "clear disregard by the government of the powers and duties conferred on it by the Constitution."