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re: Oklahoma, Nebraska Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Overturn Colorado Marijuana Law

Posted on 12/20/14 at 4:19 pm to
Posted by Iosh
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Posted on 12/20/14 at 4:19 pm to
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and the USSC can't force the federal or state governments to execute their laws.
This line of precedent is vulnerable because Scalia is an a-hole. Remember, he's already shown in Raich that his federalism principles are subordinate to his social conservatism.

The majority for Printz was exactly the same as it was in Lopez and Morrison. I suspect that this might end up being the Raich of the anti-commandeering line of precedent, where Scalia stands athwart the court and says "okay, but not this far because weed is for hippies."

(This is also assuming Roberts and Alito decide the same way as Rehnquist and O'Connor, which is iffy.)
This post was edited on 12/20/14 at 4:20 pm
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 12/20/14 at 4:43 pm to
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This line of precedent is vulnerable because Scalia is an a-hole. Remember, he's already shown in Raich that his federalism principles are subordinate to his social conservatism.


Ideology aside, Scalia really seems like an a-hole.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 12/20/14 at 5:14 pm to
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Remember, he's already shown in Raich that his federalism principles are subordinate to his social conservatism.

but there was a real conflict there between the state and federal government. there isn't one in reality here

as long as Wickard is the law of the law, Raich is correct. that's why i like thomas's dissent
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