Comments on: Bill Would Give Arizona Legislative Committee Power To Nullify Unconstitutional Federal “Laws”

By: @Theta_Works

@Theta_Works — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:59:50 +0000

When did the Supreme Court become the lawmaker?

By: DerekSheriff

DerekSheriff — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:42:41 +0000

Hmmmm….Since the fed gov hasn't done any of those things to states that have failed to comply with federal Real ID or the court's decision in Gonzales v. Raich regarding medical marijuana, I tend to think that the court's decisions are just words on paper. Unless a plurality of the politically active people in a given state INSIST that the court's decision be enforced in their state and a majority of the entire population there will passively accept enforcement, it's highly unlikely that it will be enforced. I suspect that in a very real sense, the court's decisions have to be ratified by the people of a given state or community in order for them to carry any weight there.

By: Philosopherking

Philosopherking — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:41:43 +0000

Lets ask a basic question of what will happen when the supreme court rules against the state of Arizona. Will they get off the bench and beat the tar out of Arizona state officials until the comply? Will they order the army to invade the state of Arizona until it is in submission? Is failure for any state official to comply with the laws of the federal government stipulated in the legislation (aka no penalty means no negative consequences of violating the law)? Isn't the courts decision just words on paper?