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Originally Posted by cthulu23
Yes, the system works to a point, but that is no reason not to scream, complain and demand that the Patriot Act and other rankly unconstitutional pieces of legislation be struck down. We can't always trust the judiciary to make the right decision, after all. Bad laws equal bad laws no matter how many safety nets we have to prevent their existence.
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But they aren't "bad" laws until declared as such by the judiciary. Do you think it's possible that elements of the Patriot Act were already known to be destined for being struck down? Certainly everyone is aware of the time lag between passage of legislation and the eventual confirmation (or declaration of its unconstitutionality) by the Supreme Court. It's reasonable to me that drastic steps, recognized to be temporary, can and have been taken to insure the safety of US citizens.