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Wednesday, 2006 March 8 - 2:08 am
We live in troubling times.

So, since when did it become okay to go ahead and just knowingly pass laws that are unconstitutional? Is it no longer a requirement that lawmakers pay any attention to the Constitution and legal precedent? They can just go ahead and do "whatever"?




I'm sure most folks have heard of South Dakota's attempt to upend Roe vs. Wade by outlawing nearly all abortions, even for victims of rape or incest, and even in most cases where the mother's health is endangered. I can't see how this could possibly stand up in court. Even abortion opponents are wondering about this tactic. Mississippi is considering an anti-abortion law as well, though not quite as extreme. But both are clearly in violation of the law of the land, as established by the Constitution and interpreted by the United States Supreme Court.

And then there's Missouri, where there's a bill to make Christianity the official state religion. (Found this via arsepoetica.) Need I remind them that THE VERY FIRST WORDS in the Bill of Rights are "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"? Maybe they thought that because it says "Congress", that doesn't apply to the Missouri legislature... I guess they didn't get as far as the Fourteenth Amendment, which states that "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States". Sheesh.

You know what I would like? A law that says, any lawmaker who knowingly votes in favor of a bill that is in violation of the Constitution shall be immediately subject to impeachment. And flogging. Same for any governor or President who signs such a law. Maybe then we could get legislatures to stop wasting our taxpayer dollars with this crap.

In other legal news, the California Supreme Court has now decided that having oral sex with sixteen-year-old girls does not necessarily make you a sex offender. Just like Bill Frist's proposed Constitutional amendment outlawing flag-burning, this falls into the category of "laws concerning things that never happen to me".


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Comment #1 from Ken (realkato)
2006 Mar 8 - 2:42 am : #
Oh, and I did like the proposal on Wonkette that the Democrats introduce an "anti-flag-eating" amendment.
Comment #2 from Crouching Hamster (Guest)
2006 Mar 8 - 11:16 am : #
That's why we have separation of powers and checks and balances.

I'm still not worried.

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