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Originally Posted by kusher  don't forget that the 4th dist. appeals court is going to rule on bans by cities and counties sometime in the next 2 1/2 months. if it goes in the co-ops favor ,then what are the police going to do? |
Hypothetically speaking, the court could issue a ruling in favor of co-ops and the cops could in turn totally ignore it. That's more or less what's going on right now. We all remember Hamilton's famous summation of the powers of the judiciary in Federalist #78- they have neither the power of the sword or the purse. So the judiciary is entirely dependent on the cooperation of the other branches of government to both enforce their decisions and fund said enforcement.
This ain't the first nor the last time the courts have faced a tremendous threat to their legitimacy. This is what's known as a constitutional crisis folks. We're in for a long, hard, bumpy ride. But I'm quite confident that in the end, we will emerge victorious.
