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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (13869)	5/21/2001 9:57:20 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

That's what the cop did. The court said it was ok. The language might dance around that result in a thousand different ways, but that's still what they said. Not a good thing, in my personal view at least.

To: Bill who wrote (13869)	5/21/2001 11:34:44 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

You may be right about the precise words. You're wrong about the decision. That is exactly what it says. It's a terrible decision. I have no idea what Rhenquist and Scalia were thinking. I've read the text of the decision twice, and it's horrible. Fortunately for many people, including myself, mny state supreme courts are likely to find that their own state constitutions provide stronger protection. I can virtually guarantee that the Washington State Supreme Court will hold differently, which it's entitled to do -- a state may offer more protection to its citizens than the federal government does. I have no doubt that other state courts will also turn away from the decision.. But SR is absolutely right about the decision, what it means, and that it's a terrible blow to basic liberties.