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[QUOTE]Originally posted by USS Vanguard: [QB] Time to test out my Con law knowledge. Liberalism or "big-govt" needn't be a bad thing or "authoritarian". For example, in the case of the United States, their are 50 states (well duh right?) but that means 50 separate legislatures making laws willy nilly. Sometimes, not always mind you, a strong centralized government is needed to get things going rather than waiting for 50 different states to pass resolutions. For example, in the late 19th century and early 20th, the United States Congress passed many laws that greatly expanded its power. Big government in other words. But more often than not the conservative judges on the Supreme Court would strike down such legislation that they felt impeded upon states rights and property/big-business. One of the best examples is Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918) in which a conservative court struck down a law restricting child labor since it was an exercise of power that Congress didn't have and that it was unfair to impose such regulations upon businesses. Of course today, no one would ever question a law restricting child labor. But it does show that sometimes conservatism can go too far just as liberalism can. Or more recently if an old case doesn't whet your whistle. US v. Lopez ('95) struck down the Gun Free School Zone Act. The conservative court under Rehnquist, felt that Congress shouldn't have the power under the commerce clause to regulate whether or not guns can be regulated within a school zone. It was, of course, extremely controvesial not only because of the touchy subject matter, but because it was a slight break of precedence set since the New Deal. However, it was an example of a somewhat liberal act being struck down by a conservative court because they feel the Government was too strong. But I doubt any one would say that the act was meant to oppress the people. Okay, i'm ready to be ripped apart now for misreading or misquoting something because I probably have. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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