melm00se
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Wed Jan-11-06 09:12 AM
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aside, he asks whether certain Supreme Court decisions should be accorded special status (remove Roe v Wade for a second).
If such status can be accorded, who, in fact, applies that label? the court? the legislative branch? the executive branch?
in addition, what is the objective criteria to apply such a label?
is this label permanent and irrevocable? (is that wise given the fact that knowledge is constantly expanding?)
could this label be misused by those in power (now and in the future) to lock and bar the door to future generations?
serious question that...
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