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A quote for all constitutional seasons

By Douglas A. Berman

Here is a notable quote from a prominent activist troubled by a recent Supreme Court ruling that overturns a piece of crime-fighting legislation:The [Court's recent] decision ... will most likely embolden criminal defendants, and ideological extremists, to file new legal attacks...  [T]hose attacks can, and must, be successfully resisted in the interest of public safety.Though I could readily imagine this quote from a legislator troubled by the Kennedy ruling preventing states from enforcing capital child rape laws, in fact it comes from the head of the Brady Campaign complaining about Heller.  Ah, the curse of rights.

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 26, 2008 (boomark / email).