Not every law, but there are some policies that create bad situation when they are illegal in some states but not others. Historical examples are slavery, prohibition, voting rights, marriage equality, and abortion.
Slavery being legal in some states but not others led to the Civil War, prohibition led to mob wars, etc. States still have the power to legislate within the law, but setting federal limits is sometimes necessary so the States can remain United.
You have fallen to one of the classic blunders. The most well known of which is never discuss a land war in Asia on lemmy.ml. But only slightly less well known is to never assume some random geeky thing is not a passionate fandom.
You’ve upset the Scrabblers by slightly misrepresenting the rules of Scrabble in order to make a pithy joke. For this, they will never forgive you.
We don’t think about it a lot, but part of the cost of buying groceries is also the cost of garbage service. Everybody has to pay for the disposal of their own waste. For most households, it is a minimal cost, and it may even be so minimal that it’s rolled into another expense that you don’t even see (included with rent, municipal taxes, etc.).
For manufacturing, however, it’s a totally different story. Industry produces huge amounts of waste, and often they don’t pay to dispose of it properly. The word “giveaway” is exactly right. We are, paying for their cleanup expenses.
This is one example that I think makes sense. Different states have different fire risks and other reasons to prohibit or permit fireworks. Also, fireworks don’t tend to be an essential or regular part of people’s lives. Abortion is essential healthcare. Marijuana is a daily or frequent part of many users lives (and essential for some medicinal users).
Things like this, marriage equality, slavery, prohibition, voting rights, etc. function better when regulated at a federal level.
Exactly why marijuana policy should be federalized. (Probably not through the courts)
Of course they were, in retrospect. But at the time, they were considered flukes.
Of course. Iran is more like a monarchy. The king is still the king, but if the people are unhappy enough, the king might be compelled to give up influence to parliament.
Not a perfect analogy by any means, but I think it helps.
Truly superhuman.
More states need to do this.
This is also exactly why Roe v Wade made sense – not just because it was the morally correct decision. It ensures that you don’t have radical changes in laws from one jurisdiction to another. How can you have something be legally regarded as a felony in one state and standard healthcare a five minute drive away.
That’s the exact lead in of the Atlantic article about this (paywall)
The only way to stop a bad guy with pellets is a good guy with pellets.
Iranian elections are generally considered fair, although the candidates must be approved by the Supreme Leader, and wield very limited power, so it almost doesn’t matter if the elections are rigged or not.
If the Reformist candidate wins, it would be the first time that the president and Ayatollah are not in lock step. It could be interesting.
“I’d rather kill 100 innocent kids than retreat from one dangerous criminal.” /s
It’s true, and probably some of the moralizing that justifies the current situation in the eyes of the right wing. They see it as “taking back” the court and doing the same thing that “left” was already doing.
The American far right has always had an outsized voice among conservatives, going all the way back to Father Coughlin, who was sympathetic to Hitler and Mussolini. Even mainstream conservatives tended to consider the supreme court more or less immune to political manipulation, with decisions like Roe v Wade to be the exception.
Is this even technically theft? Seems like more of a “free samples, please take one” situation lol
A bad decision like Bush v Gore or Citizens United was seen as an anomoly. While there were people who saw these as the political flexing they were, the general sentiment of the public was, “well, it must have been a difficult and complex decision. I’m sure they understand the legal impact and made the best decision that they could for the future of the country.”
It’s easy to forget that there’s a time, a little over a decade ago, when the Supreme Court Justices were considered above reproach. It was the last vestige of trusted governance in the country. It was considered the one arena untouched by political trends and activism, where citizens could face off against corruption and expect true justice. Decisions were made based not in the shifting winds of the day, but in consideration of the next century or the nations needs.
We have lost something greater than just a political alignment. We have lost trust in the entire State.
Sorry, your submission in “Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers” was removed for Repost https://lemmy.world/post/17029482.
Dunno, I think it was already pretty famous. The movie likely increased its notoriety a bit though.
Boooooooo
(take my upvote)