2007-01-18 08:02:46 · 9 answers · asked by lundstroms2004 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Lots of good answers so far. Regarding Kelo, it was in the 21st century. Regarding Bush vs. Gore, you should read the language of the decision. It stated that federal election law trumped state law as pertains to a federal election. The Supreme Court of Florida decided that state law trumps Federal Law in a federal election, and tha the rules of an election can and should be changed after the election. The Supremes of Florida were egregious in the way they behaved as regards Bush vs. Gore.
I agree on a lot of level with forced busing being bad. Diversity of color does not equal diversity of thought, and forced busines does nothing to encourage a sense of community, and it encourages urban flight. As usual with government, it hurt those it attemps to help.
2007-01-19 01:42:37 · update #1
Hmmm...
School bussing was one (hat tip to ret_roch_cop). This was especially egregious because the courts made schools subject to court-ordered forced integration, something that was never part of any legislation. The courts had no right to suddenly force students from one school because they needed people of their color in another school. This was activist courts creating law as they went along, a serious offense against the Constitution. When kids were forced into schools far away and in bad neighborhoods, parents took them and fled. These judges should have been impeached and removed from the bench.
Roe v. Wade as also a Constitutional abomination. Prior to this decision, abortion was recognized as a state-level decision. Then this activist court decided that penumbras and emanations of the Constitution magically made the destruction of the child in the womb a "right". While I deplore abortion, it pales in comparison to the lawlessness of a renegade court riding roughshod over the Constitution.
- All the "separation of church & state" BS, which is NOT supported by the Constitution, BoR or anything else. Displaying a cross in a public building is NOT establishing a religion. Preventing students from mentioning God is a violation of 1st amendment rights.
2007-01-18 08:20:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Actually, Griswold v Connecticut was the serious misreading of the Constitution that led to Roe v Wade.
Not every "bad law" is unconstitutional.
The new century is only a few years old, but already we have several candidates:
Lawrence v Kansas
Kelo v New London
The one upholding "campaign finance reform"
And the ones giving terrorists rights they never had for the first 200+ years of our country's existence.
2007-01-18 08:32:14 · answer #2 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My immediate reaction was Kelo v New London (I believe that is the case... the eminent domain case in CT).
But the other answers of school bussing are great, as is the one regarding the non-existent clause of separation of church and state.
2007-01-18 08:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Forced school desegregation destroyed many of the best schools in black communities across the country. The presumption that schools were better simply because they had more money was and is immeasurably harmful to education in the country. We lost a lot of excellent teachers as well.
2007-01-18 08:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by stanhold 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm going to have to take the thumbs down I'm certainly going to get for this, but:
Roe v. Wade.
No matter what your opinion on abortion is, the Court stepped WAY over it's boundaries on this by basically enacting legislation on when the procedure can be done. VERY poorly decided case.
2007-01-18 08:09:36 · answer #5 · answered by Citicop 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Roe vs Wade
2007-01-18 08:07:32 · answer #6 · answered by Ted Kennedy 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
School bussing to achieve reacial equality. It destroyed the cities.
2007-01-18 08:07:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
The decision to stop counting in the 2000 election.
2007-01-18 08:23:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
Stopping the recount in Florida and making Bush President.
2007-01-18 08:14:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋