[Celtjew Libertarian]

All too often judges just tell the voters their voices don't matter.

The whole point of the Bill of Rights is that there are rights that people have as individuals that trump even what the voters want. We're not supposed to be a pure democracy.

[JCEccles]

The whole point of the Bill of Rights is that there are rights that people have as individuals that trump even what the voters want.

And the right to marijuana isn't one of those rights. So says SCOTUS. And a socially liberal SCOTUS at that.

[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"The whole point of the Bill of Rights is that there are rights that people have as individuals that trump even what the voters want."

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?

Michael Frazier