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Old 06-26-2003, 02:26 PM
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Many of the people that oppose this decision oppose it not because they disagree what what it does, or what laws it nullifies or any of that. They simply disagree with the Supreme Court's recent tendencies to in essence MAKE laws or destroy them according to what seems to be the will of the masses. That's exactly what the court is NOT supposed to do.

If they are overturning themselves on a decision 17 years ago, making new law is truly in essence what they are doing -- legislating from the bench. It was ruled on, courts really aren't supposed to give in so much to what's popular today. That's for the legislature.

If a state wants to nullify a law, the legislature or the people should do it (in my state the people can force a vote if they circulate a successful petition).

I'm competely in favor of getting rid of that law. Made my state look bass-ackwards. The way it was done just gets my goat a little.
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