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To: Repeal 16-17; steelhead_trout; gopno1
>>I still think Wickard v. Filburn may be the worst Supreme Court decision of all time.
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>Dred Scott v. Sandford is the worst ever. It helped precipitate the Civil War. Wickard v. Filburn is definitely in the top 5.

Also, submitted for your consideration is Schenck v. United States which basically declared that the Constitution's absolutes (in this case the 1st amendment) were not actually absolute: that certain "exigent circumstances" (in this case war) necessitated a change in thinking.

When a nation is at war, many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight, and that no Court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

82 posted on 01/07/2014 10:08:15 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

Gotta love “exigent circumstances”. That’s the old run around the 4th Amendment as well. There are 78,491 pages in the Code of Federal Regulations. The national government is completely out of control.


84 posted on 01/07/2014 10:22:24 AM PST by gopno1
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