Growing in popularity in the US is just opting out at the county, state or municipal level if a pol or law higher up is distasteful for some reason. Might as well extend it to the individual.
We have areas flouting drug and immigration laws, just a matter of time before it occurs to conservative areas to just say no to abortion rights, require concealed carry, or banning gay marriage, no legislation or court case needed. Just do it.
In the unlikely event the trend ever hits the Supreme Court, I'm thinking it wouldn't really matter if it went 5-4 or 4-5, people will just keep doing what they want.
We have areas flouting drug and immigration laws, just a matter of time before it occurs to conservative areas to just say no to abortion rights, require concealed carry, or banning gay marriage, no legislation or court case needed. Just do it.
In the unlikely event the trend ever hits the Supreme Court, I'm thinking it wouldn't really matter if it went 5-4 or 4-5, people will just keep doing what they want.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.