• Ech@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    So we can just ignore the Constitution when the laws are outdated and don’t make sense anymore? Cool. Let’s do gun control.

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      10 months ago

      Where did I say that we can just ignore the constitution? Hell, I’ve been downvoted to hell on Reddit for suggesting that rights to firearms is restricted for militias…

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      10 months ago

      The Constitution says “The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.” SCOTUS isn’t ignoring the Constitution for once.

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        10 months ago

        Noteably, SCOTUS doesn’t legislate, nor are they “Congress”. If there is a law saying as much (states can’t control primary ballots), though, sure.

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          10 months ago

          Yeah, SCOTUS can’t remove a candidate for insurrection. The only way is if Congress passes a law describing who is.