At 09:01 AM 8/29/96 -0700, Dave Harman OBC wrote:
Some examples of dangerous dead letter laws:
* Abortion
[...] If the previous Supreme Court decisions are overturned, most states will suddenly start enforcing their fascist anti-abortion laws.
This seems unlikely; Abortion was illegal in the US for about 75 years before there was any serious attempt to enforce these laws. As soon as people got serious about enforcing them in the 1950s, the shit hit the fan. No semi free country has ever got away with banning abortion unless there was a convenient neighbor a short day trip away, where abortions are reasonably available. (If Ulster went back to Ireland, I predict Irelands policy on abortions would swiftly change) Your points concerning other dangerous dead letter laws are very true. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd@echeque.com