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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Leaving it up to Congress is a total chick-s**t move. [/quote]

It’s literally section five of the amendment.[/quote]

Interesting how the lack of enforcement legislation wasn’t an obstacle when the republicans on the court wanted to strike down affirmative action because it violates the 14th amendment.  [/quote]

Exactly. SCOTUS has cut the cake both ways throughout history on this one.  As much respect as I have for the highest court in the land, this one feels very political. [/quote]

As far as I know, this is the first time SCOTUS has ever said that the 14th requires legislation to be enforced.  There are of course some statutes enforcing other parts, like the Voting Rights Act (which this court has all but eliminated in its great deference to Congress’s rights under Section 5).  But they’ve never said those are necessary and in fact they’ve decided many many cases based on the amendment alone.  [/quote]

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