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Journal pudge's Journal: Just Say No 12

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I love conflict. Conflict moves us forward. And if Massachusetts loses the "sex change" case in federal court, even if he loses in the Supreme Court, Governor Mitt Romney should just say No. No, we will not give this man a sex change operation, and if you want to try to force us, go ahead. Of course, I cannot see this, or any, Supreme Court upholding such a ruling.

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  • OF COURSE the Supreme Court will uphold this. Of course the man will get to live out the rest of his days without fear of being sodomized, as he'll have to be moved into a women's facility once the operation is complete. What a joke we have become.
    • There was a L&O about this.

      A guy taking the hormones and stuff, already looked completely female, including breasts, but still had the 'equipment'. Put'm in a male lockdown, and the court upheld the ruling that since 'she' was a male biologically, 'he' had to stay in a male prison.

      The show ended with 'him' in the hospital because of a massive beating and gang rape.

      I dunno if there is a good solution to this problem...
    • OF COURSE the Supreme Court will uphold this.

      No, they won't. The only grounds they COULD uphold it under would be "cruel and unusual punishment," but how could it be cruel and unusual to *not* change someone's sex just because they will kill themselves if you don't? That makes no sense. Additionally, think of it this way: how can the prison system be required to do something for someone that pretty much no private health plan would cover, that most people in this country could not afford to do on their o
      • * Frances Cohen, defense attorney: Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, as Robert's (I mean Michelle's) attorney would certainly want you to believe that his (I mean her) client murdered his wife ten years ago.

        And they make a good case. Hell, I almost felt pity myself! But, ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider.

        Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now thin

  • I gotta admit I think that's a good proposal, too, but aren't you supporting nullification?

    • No.

      The Supreme Court only has the final say on something that is within their jurisdiction. This, clearly, is not a federal matter.

      • Would you advocate states doing the same thing on other Supreme Court decisions that are by definition out of their jurisdiction, such as rulings that assume the federal government has jurisdiction over religion?

        • It usually does, it's called the First Amendment.

          But this case is different because it is forcing the state to pay a lot of money. It's one thing to say you can't do something, another to say you have to do something.

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