Should states outlaw Scientology?

[Soupnazi630]

There seems to be a pretty good example that recently went before the court. Mississippi passed a law that largely outlawed abortion, exactly for the purpose of provoking a legal battle that would make its way to the Supreme Court. A state like California could turn around and do the same thing to outlaw Scientology, or pass an extremely restrictive gun control law when the court's composition becomes more favorable, asking the court to overturn the 2010 case McDonald, which is the precedent that now asserts that the 2nd amendment applies to the states.

If successful, the court would be returning the matter back to the states, which is exactly where it belongs according to the constitution.

They cannot pass such a law violating the first amendment you nitwit

 

[BackAgain]

The Supreme Court explicitly said this is false in Cruishank. Why do you refuse to acknowledge that?

The Supreme Court intoned that schools can legally be “separate but equal.” So, I guess you must agree.

Do you grasp the meaning of “overruled”? Take a peek at De Jonge v. Oregon, 299 U.S. 353 (1937).

 

[HenryBHough]

As I think on it it does seem that Scientology could be a very good thing were it to run interventions to save the young from the sorrows of liberalism!

Dueling cults!

Ya gotta love it.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

So the federal government can't outlaw it. But I'm talking about states outlawing it.

Still haven't read that 14th Amendment yet, slut face?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

But that's what the courts have done. The 1st amendment never applied to the states, only to the federal government. In fact, the Supreme Court repeatedly affirmed that fact for decades. But later, the courts simply made a change because they wanted to.

The 14th Amendment was not a court ruling, dumbass!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

There seems to be a pretty good example that recently went before the court. Mississippi passed a law that largely outlawed abortion, exactly for the purpose of provoking a legal battle that would make its way to the Supreme Court. A state like California could turn around and do the same thing to outlaw Scientology, or pass an extremely restrictive gun control law when the court's composition becomes more favorable, asking the court to overturn the 2010 case McDonald, which is the precedent that now asserts that the 2nd amendment applies to the states.

If successful, the court would be returning the matter back to the states, which is exactly where it belongs according to the constitution.

No. You forgot the 2nd Amendment. How can any one human being be this stupid?