[[SCOTUS who just unconstitutionally ruled to protect “hurt feelings.â€]]
Exactly! I have always argued that the constitution was NOT set up to prote4ct delicate sensibilities- but rather to protect RIGHTS- It is not the role of government to protect someone’s feelings because feelings are subjective- it is however the government’s role to protect inalienable rights
[[Then what? Shall all the dissenting legislators be arrested for contempt of SCOTUS?]]
They will frame it as ‘contempt for the law of the land’
[[Resistance is the only answer,]]
That is another point I’ve long argued that the states SHOULD do (but of course they won’t as they won’t risk retribution by the government)- however- years ago the federal government tried to enact a new law that the states found objectionable, and enough states stood together and declared that not only would they not comply, but they would arrest any federal agent who tried to force them to comply, and the law was eventually rescinded by the government because they got the message that the states WOULD stand up for their right- The law became unenforceable because enough states did the right thing-
Unfortunately I can not recall the law which was defeated- and wish I had kept the link to it- and I only vaguely remember the case now- I wish I had kept it as I’ve looked for it since as it shows what could happen IF enough states took their jobs seriously and decided that prote4ctign the citizens of their states was more important than caving into federal pressure-
We need to shout it from the rooftops: SCOTUS cannot make law. The President cannot make law. Only Congress can make a federal law. Governors cannot make law. Only State Legislatures can make law. When I hear people tell Obama, ‘just do what you want - you’re the President,’ and then he does just that, that’s when I know I really am living in a Banana Republic.