Dangerous territory ahead. Blue States may eventually choose to defy a RW SCOTUS and/or nationalised

[Celerity]

white wing/christofash laws. I fully support that potential defiance if the situation truly warrants it.

I cannot see States like California, NY, or MA, etc etc, going under the RW cosh, choosing to submit, and then outlawing all or almost all abortions, or outlawing contraceptives, or dismantling vast chunks of their gun control schemes.

And the minute Blue States start to defy, Red States may well defy laws THEY do not agree with.

The chaos vortex speeds up.


evidence we may well be headed in that direction:

California's under-21 gun sales ban is unconstitutional, court says

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216744829

[PortTack]

1. Count illinois in there too!

Not sure how they can say it’s all about states rights and then suddenly it isn’t!

[Celerity]

3. Thank fuck for Chicago.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Outlawing same sex marriage, sending women who miscarry to prison,

etc etc.

Will we allow this to happen?

I agree, Americans may refuse to follow SC rulings.

[gab13by13]

4. Terrible dilemma,

it's what Putin wants, civil war.

[Voltaire2]

5. This will happen only if we demand it.

Most state governments will just comply.

[Celerity]

6. In many deep Blue states, I think a tipping point would happen, given the right series of events.

CA and NY would be megatonne-strong powderkegs, waiting to blow, for instance.

[NutmegYankee]

7. So cigs and alcohol require age 21, but guns at 18.

That is a fucking joke. No originalism there. It took an amendment to make the voting age 18.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. The US Supreme Court can not overturn that at least. Nor can Red states.

That is because at age 18, boys must by law, register for the Selective Service. Which also means able bodied males can be called up for service in the Armed Forces should there be a need for massive infusion of recruits needed for a large scaled war.

[Voltaire2]

11. There is no direct linkage between draft registration

and voting rights.

The Supreme Court can do whatever a majority decide to do. They can interpret any text in the constitution any way they choose. The only constraint on the court is impeachment.

[PlanetBev]

8. I've long thought this

We’re talking about the minority forcing their views and laws on the majority. This cannot stand for long. Add to that how Trump and the Republicans have destroyed respect for long standing government institutions. I believe that within the next few years, America will become functionally ungovernable.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. Better stock up on Wines, Beers, and Liquors then.

So that we can all become COMFORTABLY NUMB. (pun intended)