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Old 05-08-2009, 04:36 AM   #12
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How far are you willing to trust the majority? For example, if one of the states in the bible belt decided to ban Mormonism, would you support it? I am a big proponent of state's rights, but I think the the framers of the Constitution were careful to protect us from the majority. I am strongly against mob rule. Don't be too quick to cut one of the branches of the government out. The courts are needed to keep the balance.
I understand what you're saying, but I don't believe that the judicial system was put in place to change policy. Did the Founding Fathers see the courts being used to overturn the results of the voting public?
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