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Supreme Court Backs Do-Not-Call List

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the anyone-else-getting-prerecorded-voicemail-now dept.

The Ghetto Imp writes "According to CNN Money, the Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of telemarketing companies, which were claiming that the do-not-call list violated their free speech rights. "

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  1. Wait a minute by Exmet+Paff+Daxx · · Score: 0, Troll

    You mean the branches of the American government can't even be bothered to work together? No wonder your war is arsed.

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    If guns kill people, then CmdrTaco's keyboard misspells words.
    1. Re:Wait a minute by jotok · · Score: 0, Troll
      Therefore they can make "unpopular" decisions, and strike down legislation without fear of being voted out of office.
      This also means that the Judiciary can trump the actions of both the Executive and Legislative branches of government. One recent example is the Terri Schiavo case in Florida. If you believe USSC, then "precedent" (which the courts set, themselves) says that they can invalidate any law and place restrictions on the activity of the Executive. For democracy in general, this is a Bad Thing.
  2. Whew by Tyfud · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just when you think the world is insane, something sane happens.

    Now if we could only get them to stop allowing rediculous lawsuits in the system at all, I would be able to sleep easy at night, instead of curled into a ball wishing I had a jumbo sized teddy bear to hug me...That being said, I feel quite confident my suit against Kerry for causing my ears to bleed during the debate will go through.