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Educating libs through memes (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by ForMyDemons@lemmygrad.ml to c/memes@lemmygrad.ml

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[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

In USA, Supreme Court basically deleted federal legality of abortion because it hinged only on court precedent. But i had read that the federal decriminalisation of homosexuality, in 2003 no less is also based on court verdict. Libs do not mention this anywhere and didn't answered when i asked, but can it also be deleted by SC or it did recived additional protections in law since?

[–] bestmiaou@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

i mean, the way the supreme court has operated historically (and especially in the last few years) means they can delete basically any law they don't like, but you are correct that the decriminalisation of homosexuality is only based on a court verdict. many states never removed the relevant laws from their books, so they could in theory be enforced again if the court changes their precedent.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Thanks. Weird thing is that i read countless second coming of Trump doomsayers in the internet but not one of them even mentioned that possiblity. I had to think about it myself and i'm not even American so the ways US lawmaking works are really wierd for me.