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In reply to the discussion: Federal judge finds female genital mutilation law unconstitutional [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)87. So, the recreational lobster catch limit should be the same in Florida, Maine and Nebraska?
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Federal judge finds female genital mutilation law unconstitutional [View all]
Calista241
Nov 2018
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U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman...hope his career nosedives with this ruling
Merlot
Nov 2018
#2
Of course it isn't. But there are legal remedies that work and ones that don't.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2018
#112
That's probably a good idea. Crazy people should not be allowed to carry weapons.
lagomorph777
Nov 2018
#76
Well it is evident that he doesn't have any testicals making the operation quick easy.
olegramps
Nov 2018
#79
On the law, specifically the application of the Commerce Clause, the judge was correct.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2018
#102
Yes they do ...and people will learn they HAVE to vote or they will have more of this
Fullduplexxx
Nov 2018
#72
That is why WE NEED A VIABLE CANDIDATE - Beto for 2020 - PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION .. ..
iDOcareDoyou
Nov 2018
#84
This is against the girls' will. It is assault & battery with bodily injury.
CaptainTruth
Nov 2018
#10
Congress doesn't have the authority to pass laws against human mutilation?
sinkingfeeling
Nov 2018
#11
The absence of a federal law doesn't mean something is legal under state law
jberryhill
Nov 2018
#22
It does, but only if the statute specifies that the specific crime being prosecuted has a nexus with
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2018
#104
It is just another example of the how states rights lead to a hodgepodge of ridiculous laws.
olegramps
Nov 2018
#81
So, the recreational lobster catch limit should be the same in Florida, Maine and Nebraska?
jberryhill
Nov 2018
#87
Well, surely the laws concerning snow removal are the same in Florida and Maine
jberryhill
Nov 2018
#93
This decision MUST be appealed. These savages must not be allowed to continue this barbarism.
7962
Nov 2018
#14
The law is unconstitutional because it violates the Commerce Clause.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2018
#106
Reading his bio and articles from his 'admirers' he seems to be a Libertarian extremist
rpannier
Nov 2018
#19
So if a religion believed in removing a lung or a kidney in children, would that be okay?
lostnfound
Nov 2018
#17
Here's what is frustrating about press accounts and general legal ignorance here
jberryhill
Nov 2018
#41
Thanks. I've found a site that lists legislation by state and I'll post it.. n/t
pnwmom
Nov 2018
#63
"but rather engaged in a benign religious ritual..." But tell us again about what it isn't about.
DRoseDARs
Nov 2018
#35
You understand the line came from verbal arguments, right? Made in court? During proceedings?
DRoseDARs
Nov 2018
#45
I think I see what's going on here. I'm not on the judge, though I think it's the wrong decision...
DRoseDARs
Nov 2018
#57
No one has ever overturned a state anti-FGM law on religious freedom grounds.
jberryhill
Nov 2018
#58
Ok, but again, not part of any of my argument. You said religion wasn't part of this...
DRoseDARs
Nov 2018
#61
A mohel can be either a doctor, a rabbi or a cantor. It's whoever has the training. I was imprecise.
DRoseDARs
Nov 2018
#116
I think this will be overturned unless the defendants can prove they mutilate boys in the same way.
underthematrix
Nov 2018
#27
This is obviously a conservative judge who refuses to give any creedence to the
RDANGELO
Nov 2018
#59
So in the last 24 hours, torture, mutilation, and state sanctioned murder are apparently OK now.
Initech
Nov 2018
#64