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To: Hodar
"That's not how things are done in a Democracy."

How exactly do you challenge a law without breaking it?
176 posted on 04/08/2003 8:30:05 AM PDT by toothless (I AM A MAN)
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To: toothless
How exactly do you challenge a law without breaking it?

Challenge it in a court of law. For example, a Wine producer didn't like the Wine Sale Laws imposed, so he challenged it

However, plaintiffs in the North Carolina case successfully argued that state restrictions were only in place to unconstitutionally protect North Carolina businesses and that they served no legitimate purpose because, “they do not promote temperance, do not address the issue of purchase of alcohol by minors, they do not further state tax and revenue laws, and they do not prevent people from circumventing state laws against purchasing alcohol on Sunday mornings.” -- See Bolick v. Roberts, E.D. Va., Civil Action No. 3:99CV755, 3?29/2002, and Beskind v. Easley, W.D. N.C., 3:00CV258-GCM,4/5/2002.

Or, you can break it; then use the Counstitution as your defense. In one case, you risk losing money if the case fails; or you can risk having a criminal record.

191 posted on 04/08/2003 8:39:00 AM PDT by Hodar (With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
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