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BradAllison

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18. What's your definition of "overturned"?

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #13)

Sun Dec 19, 2021, 07:31 AM

Dec 2021

States can codify their own laws protecting it. Right now.

But then lawmakers would have to take a stand. And why do that when you can pass the buck to "the courts"?

If you're somehow saying SCOTUS will declare it murder, I don't see the pathway. I'm sure they'll try eventually.

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