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Congrats to the Supremes for doing justice and compassion by doing nothing.
by hirundo 7y ago
Congrats to the Supremes for doing justice and compassion by doing nothing.
- AaronFriel 7y agoThere was no circuit split here and the status quo did not involve any pressing constitutional controversy or original jurisdiction, so it was unlikely they would grant cert (take the case). The law as it stood was protecting a right that may or may not exist, but the court is unlikely to weigh in on lower courts creating rights or interpretations of rights that enable individuals. Had the lower court's decision involved criminalizing hundreds of thousands of people's daily lives, that might create the sort of controversy the court would consider vital to resolve.
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- DoreenMichele 7y agoI have no idea if that was intended as snark. But: Sometimes doing nothing is the best answer. Sometimes, it takes enormous wisdom and personal restraint to act on that fact by doing nothing. It's why sayings like "The only way to win is not to play" are popular. (Entire blog post about that right here: https://raisingfutureadults.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-hand-licking-incident.html https://raisingfutureadults.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-hand-li...)