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From: phoogenb@liberty.uc.wlu.edu (Peter Hoogenboom)
Subject: Re: English: USA supreme court this fall
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Martin A. Mazur (mam@arlvax.arl.psu.edu) wrote:

: The only place in your post where you come close to the truth is where you 
: imply that the Supreme Court can, in effect, make a national law. But this 
: would only occur if the Supreme Court _threw out_ the state law. It would, 
: in effect, be saying that _no_ state could write such a law. I would 

Indeed, if the scope of the opinion is narow enough, it might not 
preclude other states from enacting similar laws successfully.  

Disclaimer:  I don't know the details of the case, but I sure am curious. 

Peter

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