To: brazzaville
I'm probably just being dense, but I don't see how that applies to what I wrote. Are you saying that the will of the People, as expressed through the initiative and referendum processes should not be as binding as the will of the judges or am I just missing your point? The will of the People should not be binding, when it is in opposition to individual rights. Judges make that decision, per their interpretation of the Constitution and other relevant documents. In this case, I have serious disagreements with SCOTUS's interpretation.
184 posted on
06/06/2005 8:40:41 AM PDT by
Celtjew Libertarian
(Shake Hands with the Serpent: Poetry by Charles Lipsig aka Celtjew http://books.lulu.com/lipsig)
To: Celtjew Libertarian
Good morning.
"The will of the People should not be binding, when it is in opposition to individual rights."
I agree with you in general, but I fail to see how voter approved use of marijuana by a citizen violates anyone's individual rights. Does voter approved denial of citizen's benefits to illegals violate any citizen's individual rights?
Some judges think so but judges, like all humans, routinely base their interpretations on their own biases. If the will of the Judiciary is more important than the will of the People we are no longer a free people.
Michael Frazier
289 posted on
06/06/2005 9:21:39 AM PDT by
brazzaville
(No surrender,no retreat. Well, maybe retreat's ok)
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