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Supreme Court Allows Direct Shipment of Wine
jrrl writes "For a while now, ordering wine (of the alcoholic variety, not the almost 0.9 variety) online has been a somewhat dicey proposition in some states. But today, the Supreme Court overturned state laws that disallowed direct shipment of wine from out of state. Their reasoning is that the states' 'authority to regulate the sale of alcohol within their borders' under the 21st Amendment does not supersede 'the Constitution's ban on state discrimination against interstate commerce.' States could still disallow all direct shipments, but at least they have to be evenhanded now."
This is an important decision. It will affect the lives of millions. Its obviously more important than things like..say..not letting completely unrelated 'riders' along on bills for something like..you know..helping our troops to survive in a battlefield environment.
Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?
Nobody gives a shit
This is an interesting recitation of our government "in theory". In reality, though things are quite a bit different. The Supreme Court can, has, and will step over its purely constitutional role. What can be done when it does? Absolutely nothing.
If the Supreme Court mandates something, regardless of its constitutional correctness, there is no recourse for the rest of the Federal government, nor the States.
It is the only branch of government that has not check or balance. We can only truly hope for moral and upstanding justices on the Supreme bench.
If the Supreme Court mandates something, regardless of its constitutional correctness, there is no recourse for the rest of the Federal government, nor the States.
Nah. If all else fails, there's always court-packing.
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Is it also legal to ship korans over state lines?
I'd like to keep a stack next to my toilet for when the turd is too big for the pipe.