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To: Modernman
That's called anarchy. If the legislators feel they cannot, in good conscience, follow the court order, they should resign.

No, it is not anarchy. It is not the job of the courts to demand legislation. Their job is to interpret the laws and not to demand that the laws be changed.

The one tool the legislature has is the impeachment laws. They can move to remove judges who have abused their position and re-name judges who will do what they are supposed to do.

252 posted on 02/04/2004 11:03:11 AM PST by McGavin999 (Evil thrives when good men do nothing!)
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To: McGavin999
No, it is not anarchy. It is not the job of the courts to demand legislation. Their job is to interpret the laws and not to demand that the laws be changed.

I have no idea whether or not this is true under Mass. law or its constitution. Considering the lack of outcry from Mass. legislators, my feeling is that they do not really object to this ruling.

267 posted on 02/04/2004 11:17:37 AM PST by Modernman ("The details of my life are quite inconsequential...." - Dr. Evil)
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