Great piece on the arrogance of the Roberts Court and judicial hubris by @profepps http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/11/in-john-roberts-s-world-only-the-court-can-be-trusted/281340/ …
@kkaplan @Kathrynv904 @espinsegall The decision, by the text of the Constitution, is up to Congress. Not the Court.
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@kkaplan@Kathrynv904@espinsegall The idea that "I could do it better" is precisely what I mean by arrogance, whether of JGR or anyone else -
@Profepps@Kathrynv904@espinsegall what about rights States have to set Voting regs? Wouldn't an outdated formula overstep those rights? -
There were 21 hearings and 15,000 pages of record and Congress found Section 4 still needed, rationally so.
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@Profepps@Kathrynv904@espinsegall I tend to agree w/you. I wonder though - *IF* the formula is out of date, are States' rights infringed?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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