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>They don't want to offend too many people so it's easier to stick their head in the sand and then "come around" when it's suddenly popular. Another example to
by mustacheemperor 6y ago
>They don't want to offend too many people so it's easier to stick their head in the sand and then "come around" when it's suddenly popular.
Another example to point to from recent US political history: the federal legalization of same-sex marriage, and subsequent rapid rehabilitation of the public platforms held by its former opponents still regularly running for re-election.
- Fezzik 6y agoJust to be clear - the “federal legalization” of same-sex marriage came from the Supreme Court, not actual Federal Law, so it is definitely at risk of being overruled with the new court membership. The best our federal government could do was the Defense of Marriage Act, (reluctantly) signed in to law by Clinton in ‘96, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. Individual states, with significant aid from the Supreme Court, did away with that barbaric nonsense. We are not likely to see such progressive thinking from the current bench regarding drug use.
- bigbubba 6y agoRarely does SCOTUS reverse course like that, even when the justices change. The risk, while not zero, seems very slight.