C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
- Apr 28, 2011
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The Judicial Branch is needed to keep the states under control when they trample on individual rights
what about the federal government?
The great preponderance of laws, policies, and measures offensive to the Constitution are passed by the states and local jurisdictions.
Proposition 8 and the pending Texas law intended to violate citizens privacy rights are proof of that.
From Brown v. Board of Education in the early 50s to Hollingsworth v. Perry this year, citizens have used the courts to seek relief from state and local laws enacted to violate their civil liberties.