[68174] in Cypherpunks
Re: The Great Reducer: Line of the Year
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian Davis)
Wed Oct 16 22:59:20 1996
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 22:41:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: Brian Davis <bdavis@thepoint.net>
To: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
Cc: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>, cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <3.0b19.32.19961007143221.00a201e0@panix.com>
On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Duncan Frissell wrote:
> At 11:02 AM 10/7/96 -0400, Brian Davis wrote:
> >> > I'm
> >> > well aware that the SC disagrees, but that is simply because they are
> >> > entirely wrong in this matter.
> >
> >
> >Well then, it is a good thing we have Mr. Bell here to set us all straight!
> >
> >EBD
>
> The Supremes frequently err (Hugo Black's decision in Korematsu vs U.S. par
> example). In a larger sense, the existance of an entity like the Supreme
> Court will probably become generally recognized as "wrong" as we transition
> to non coercive methods of social organization.
>
> Slavery and bleeding were once considered natural and appropriate.
>
> DCF
Yes, the Supreme Court follows the election returns. And it is a living
Constitution. But I suspect the Nine's view will prevail far past Mr.
Bell's existence.
EBD
