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mykpart

(3,879 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2013, 07:07 PM Mar 2013

How can the Supreme Court rule

on the constitutionality of a law on the grounds that it is obsolete? And why is it that no one has questioned the fact that conservatives, who usually are against "activist judges" are in support of SCOTUS on this issue? If we did away with everything about our government that's obsolete, several members of both Congress and the Supreme Court would be gone!

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How can the Supreme Court rule (Original Post) mykpart Mar 2013 OP

Reminds me of this. longship Mar 2013 #1

If they can do this, they can render obsolete the 2nd amendment too graham4anything Mar 2013 #2

The Constitution and laws are different things. former9thward Mar 2013 #3

all it takes is a few elected officials changing views, and a few new lawsuits graham4anything Mar 2013 #4

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. Reminds me of this.

Reply to mykpart (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 07:18 PM

Mar 2013

Culture always anticipates the future:

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)

2. If they can do this, they can render obsolete the 2nd amendment too

Reply to mykpart (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 07:36 PM

Mar 2013

So if one is done, the prescedent that sets
should be, as soon as the court switches to the other side, used against the 2nd, and forever
changes the interpretation of the 2nd.

former9thward

(32,082 posts)

3. The Constitution and laws are different things.

Reply to graham4anything (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 07:45 PM

Mar 2013

One has supremacy over the other. They are not equal. But don't let facts stop you. Continue with your dreams.

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)

4. all it takes is a few elected officials changing views, and a few new lawsuits

Reply to former9thward (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 07:54 PM

Mar 2013

and with the new court coming, a re-interpretation.

The end is coming.

Thomas Jefferson said ALL MEN are created equal and that is the basis for every single add-on after. Except Jefferson was serious in it being ALL MEN (NO women, and not including any minority).

That changed.

And this court can obviously set precedence and that means so can any other court.
The Supreme Court can do whatever they want, and nothing much can be done.
Especially if the ones that vote on the court are on their side. So they are free for life of their tenure.

The constitution IS the law.

And soon a reinterpretation is coming.

Same as the court is doing with this.
Let the flood gates open if the court dares to change this. Because the day is coming the court will be the other way.

(and the only ones who don't want a reinterpretation of the 2nd is the NRA).

BTW, I think this won't be overturned and it will be 6 to 3 leaving the law as is.
Also, should they send it back to the congress to decide, what stops the congress from saying it has to be ONE standard for all states, and let Eric Holder decide the law for all.

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