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| SCOUS backs AZ jobs Immigration Law, usual suspects descent |
| 2011-05-26 |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #4 "Dissent", perhaps? |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-05-26 15:04 |
| #3 This is a very potent decision because the federal argument was that States have no authority to enforce immigration laws, and that is the same argument they used for the still pending AZ SB 1070 law. But the ramification may even be bigger than that, because it both opens the door to the States challenging the federal government on a whole host of issues that the feds have asserted authority over, *and* it menaces the feds directly over their horrific overreach. Inter- and Intrastate commerce for one, and the General Welfare clause for another. And that is more than half of the federal government right there. If the Republicans maintain the House, capture the Senate, and the presidency, if their Tea Party people assert themselves, they could cut the federal government in half, and the SCOTUS would back them. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-05-26 13:56 |
| #2 CNN Headline: "High court backs Arizona immigration law that punishes businesses" No bias there. Nope. Nothing to see here, move along.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-05-26 13:47 |
| #1 An interesting point is that Kagan recused herself on the basis of having been solicitor general (the government's lawyer) during some of the relevant time period. This might bode well for World War Three (the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare.) |
| Posted by: Matt 2011-05-26 12:48 |