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EDIT: I do of course understand that part of the analysis here was to gauge consensus and decency, but the point remains that the flame of public opinion as Jefferson called it should not rule the courts. They should do what they think is right.
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Would you like for me to chew your food for you too? Sheesh.
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Only if it's locusts and wild honey.
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The Court frequently must overturn "national consensus," but it is much harder to see how that is possible with something like the 8th Amendment. |
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This same argument could be made in every single instance where the Supreme Court has overturned the laws of a state. |
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