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	Name:	copperline -
	Subject:	Death Penalty for
	Date:	3/4/2005 7:12:04 PM

Council Roc Doc... Yes, I suppose that's exactly my position here. The Supreme Court is there to interpret the Constitution, and the Legislative Branch can write what laws it will to add to that Constitution. Conflicts between existing laws and constitutional principles have to be resolved somewhere, with all 3 branches serving to check and balance each other. I thought it was important that the Court cited that a majority of states had already taken the position (opposing execution of juveniles) and in this case was ratifying the expressed opinions already held as the majority opinion of the people. By saying that it considered the weight of existing state laws, I thought the Court was acknowleging the just workings of the states and the opinions of their elected representatives.

I can't imagine a role for the Supreme Court if NOT to interpret laws and give us the guidelines for applying those laws now and in the future. Wouldn't leaving broad leeway for laws to be interpreted by jurors create a crazy patchwork of laws that were inconsistent and impossible to inforce? The High Courts' role is to give that necessary guidance, don't you agree? How would an alternate way of doing things work in your opinion?