Majority rule vs court's decision?

[Dirty_Zulu]

Once the Nov election is over, some of the Propositions and Measures that are on the ballot probably won't go into effect. Regardless if something's a 90% to 10% victory, someone somewhere will be a sore loser and tie it up in the courts.

What do you think about a Proposition to make Propositions that won goes into effect within 30 days from the election? They're allowed 1 challege in court that must be won in 30 days. If not, it'll become the law.

Do you believe in majority rule? If 90% of the voters wanted to arrest and deport all the illegals on site would you go along even if you voted no? What about more drastic measures like banning everything homosexual?

Does the will of the majority outweights the benefits of the few?

[DrunkPotHead]

*cough* germany in the 1930's *cough*

My opinion: Go with the one that doesn't take away rights.

The more rights (social liberty), the better. So i would go with whatever provides more freedom/choices.

[AeroJonesy]

Once the Nov election is over, some of the Propositions and Measures that are on the ballot probably won't go into effect. Regardless if something's a 90% to 10% victory, someone somewhere will be a sore loser and tie it up in the courts.

What do you think about a Proposition to make Propositions that won goes into effect within 30 days from the election? They're allowed 1 challege in court that must be won in 30 days. If not, it'll become the law.

30 days isn't very long to prepare a court case of that magnitude, I wouldn't think. Can you give some examples of stuff that was passed, but then never went into law? You make it sound rather commonplace.


Do you believe in majority rule? If 90% of the voters wanted to arrest and deport all the illegals on site would you go along even if you voted no? What about more drastic measures like banning everything homosexual?

Does the will of the majority outweights the benefits of the few?

Well that's why we have the Constitution. It says what the government can and cannot do, provided we have courts willing to rule by it.

[Dirty_Zulu]

30 days isn't very long to prepare a court case of that magnitude, I wouldn't think. Can you give some examples of stuff that was passed, but then never went into law? You make it sound rather commonplace.

Sure. Try Prop 187. In a nut shell.

Proposition 187's stated purpose is to "provide for cooperation between state and local government agencies, and to establish a system of required notification by and between such agencies, to prevent illegal aliens in the United States from receiving benefits or public services in the State of California." Prop. 187, section. 1

It passed by overwhelming majority. I liked it. Most people I knew in San Diego liked it. Yet, a few special interests groups tied it up in courts. I gues s they felt they have a right to say how our tax money is spent...

Propositions and Measures are generally screened for legality before they go on the affect. They could just challenge it before it goes on paper.

[Steel_Avatar]

No way. Considering how long it takes anything to be heard by the courts, let alone prepping a case, 30 days is nothing.