I clipped the following from a CBS article.
“In a decision described as "shocking" and "breathtaking," the Obama Administration announced this afternoon that the Justice Department will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman”
How does the group feel? Does the DOJ have the power to pick and choose which laws they will enforce? And if you feel they do, should they?
Well, Jackson decided not to enforce the Worcester decision, which, while narrow in scope, would have been considered a pro-indian precedent that would have at least slowed the removal of the Chreokee.
ReplyDeleteDoes this not upset the "checks and balances?" I mean Legislature passes a law, Judicial Department has made no decision declaring a law unconstitutional, the Executive Branch just decides they don't like a law, so they will "functionally veto" the law, since they can't veto or repeal it for real.
ReplyDeleteAnd then when the next administration takes over
and decides that they do like the law, what becomes of all the people who took advantage of the previous government's "blind eye?"
Smells like trouble to me.