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> Is it that different in the US? It's certainly different from state to state. Most cases that reach the US Supreme Court aren't about whether X is good or b
by dmurray 6y ago
> Is it that different in the US?
It's certainly different from state to state.
Most cases that reach the US Supreme Court aren't about whether X is good or bad (let's say X is abortion or gay marriage) but whether X is so good that the Federal government should compel states to allow it, or so bad that it should compel states to forbid it.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Most cases that reach the US Supreme Court aren’t about whether X is good or bad (let’s say X is abortion or gay marriage) but whether X is so good that the Federal government should compel states to allow it, or so bad that it should compel states to forbid it. No, most of them aren’t about good or bad, which is a policy judgement generally reserved for the political branches, at all. Its about whether X or Y is consistent with the law (including, as the paramount law, the Constitution of the United States.)