(July 1, 2012 at 5:30 am)cratehorus Wrote:(July 1, 2012 at 4:57 am)Stue Denim Wrote: I think Rand has a point, not on the healthcare law (I'm not cell versed enough on the topic to debate that), but on the supreme court and constitutionality. Has your supreme court not made terrible decisions that anyone with half a brain can see are unconstitutional? For example Schenck v. U.S in 1919.
yes but scheck was a socialist who was advocating non-intervention in WWI and non-violence, that's why he was jailed for protesting the draft. But this precedent was overturned in Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) when a KKK leader demanded his rights be protected when he gives hate speeches about killing jews, blacks, etc. SO you see the supreme court always makes the right decision in the end
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_v._Ohio
Right, I'm not saying that they always get it wrong, or that they never or won't ever fix past mistakes, only that they haven't always got it right. Sure the terrible/unconstitutional decisions usually get overturned, but they are capable of making bad decisions in the first place no?
