Major Supreme Court cases upcoming...
There are some major decisions upcoming soon from the U.S. Supreme Court. My brief opinions are in parentheses.
Will Tom DeLay's redistricting gerrymander stick (Hopefully not. Democracy isn't about who can draw the most creative lines on a map)?
How much of the Guantanamo Bay's terrorist/militant prison is allowed under American law? Was the holding of the prisoners an example of the executive overstepping his authority (I fully expect some Guantanamo policies to be upheld while others are struck down. Even if its ruled legal, we can do better. We can convict these people or let the;m go. For many, they have done things that deserve conviction. So why aren't we prosecuting? Try these people or set an example)?
Can Vermont limit the rights of their citizens to donate money to political campaigns (I am ignorant of their law, but I am generally loathe to tell Americans what they can or can't do with their own earned money)?
A schizophrenic Arizona teen killed a police officer. Can the Arizona insanity defense get him off (Ignorant of theis specific law as well. Hopefully, if it is upheld, it gives the state a choice of incarceration in a prison [if not insane] and incarceration in a mental health facility...no get out of jail free card...but I probably assume too much for my admitted lack of knowledge)?
Some prisons take away newspaper/magazine privelages from inmates that give the guards problems. Is this cruel and unusual punishment (Worse is done in elementary schools daily. Want your newspaper? Don't cause problems)?
Will Tom DeLay's redistricting gerrymander stick (Hopefully not. Democracy isn't about who can draw the most creative lines on a map)?
How much of the Guantanamo Bay's terrorist/militant prison is allowed under American law? Was the holding of the prisoners an example of the executive overstepping his authority (I fully expect some Guantanamo policies to be upheld while others are struck down. Even if its ruled legal, we can do better. We can convict these people or let the;m go. For many, they have done things that deserve conviction. So why aren't we prosecuting? Try these people or set an example)?
Can Vermont limit the rights of their citizens to donate money to political campaigns (I am ignorant of their law, but I am generally loathe to tell Americans what they can or can't do with their own earned money)?
A schizophrenic Arizona teen killed a police officer. Can the Arizona insanity defense get him off (Ignorant of theis specific law as well. Hopefully, if it is upheld, it gives the state a choice of incarceration in a prison [if not insane] and incarceration in a mental health facility...no get out of jail free card...but I probably assume too much for my admitted lack of knowledge)?
Some prisons take away newspaper/magazine privelages from inmates that give the guards problems. Is this cruel and unusual punishment (Worse is done in elementary schools daily. Want your newspaper? Don't cause problems)?




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