That tracks with what I have always seen you post.
I understand your being upset -- the Courts are the Next Great Challenge. In this case, I agree with the outcome but so what?
We need to keep our principles about us. It can't be "Court agrees with us=Court Good" and "Court disagrees with us=Court Bad."
But that is the way a lot of FReepers operate.
This case had no business going to trial. I think the fact that the courts have politicized themselves by overreaching on issues of abortion and religion makes it clear to me that it is time for congress and the president to put their foot down.
Congress has the constitutional authority to control the appellate jurisdiction and the original jurisdiction of the lower courts. I believe they should simply pass a law that states that no federal court other than the Supreme Court shall have original or appellate jurisdiction to declare any law or action of the congress, the President or the states unconstitutional. They should also pass a law that any decision of the Supreme Court in regard to the constitutionality of any law passed by the congress or the states shall be overturned by a 2/3 majority in the house and senate with approval of the President.
I think that would end the flood of these silly lawsuits.
That is a sane a reasonable statment about principle and will not be tolerated by 90% of the people who post on this website.
In defense of FR having 10% of people who are intelligent, think ratioinally and are reasonable about principles is incredibly high.
Good post.
However, one fine detail here.
The Court agreed with the people who were most impacted by the school board's decision, which translates into the Court backing the decision of the people of Dover, who after all, booted the school board out of office as a show of disgust over the decision to mandate the teaching of id in a public school room.