Supreme Court Grapples With a Problem of Its Own Making
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_Water Dog
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Supreme Court Grapples With a Problem of Its Own Making
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Re: Supreme Court Grapples With a Problem of Its Own Making
Is there something about the 14th Amendment you don't understand?
Re: Supreme Court Grapples With a Problem of Its Own Making
It's not a problem of the Supreme Court's making. It's a line drawing exercise -- defining the boundaries of rights in the real world. It's inherent in any system of rights. Cases that are closest to the line are always hard cases.
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 1951
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 1951
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Re: Supreme Court Grapples With a Problem of Its Own Making
This issue exists for any public accommodation law such as forcing someone to offer legal services without discrimination with respect to race even if there is a religious objection. This isn't a new problem created by sexual orientation based discrimination. People can religiously object to anything.
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Re: Supreme Court Grapples With a Problem of Its Own Making
Anti-discrimination laws do help to reduce discrimination and help prevent things getting out of control.