Re:Confidence in U.S. Supreme Court Sinks to Historic Low
by Eddy_Viscosity2 on Friday June 24, 2022 @08:19PM
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I'm sure, if they wanted to, the supremes could come up with an originalist argument as to why slavery should be legal again. Even if that legal argument was amazing and air-tight, it won't make it right. The means don't justify the end.
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Re:Confidence in U.S. Supreme Court Sinks to Historic Low
by rayiner on Friday June 24, 2022 @09:32PM
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Who decides what’s “right?” Is the Supreme Court a vehicle for highly educated lawyers (of either party) to impose their values on the country?
If the law doesn’t produce an answer through legal reasoning, then that means the public needs to decide. Having the supremes sit as a moral Guardian Council isn’t how it’s supposed to work.
Re:Confidence in U.S. Supreme Court Sinks to Historic Low
by inawarminister on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:04PM
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It's ironic, but your last sentence reminds me of how the Islamic Republic of Iran is organized, with their Grand Ayatollah and council of Ayatollahs in a moral Guardian Council watching over the executive and legislative branches.
The more things differ...