Justice Roberts shows his true colors...
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Roberts is definitely not a libertarian-minded Justice.
Apparantly he's afraid that allowing states to legalize assisted
suicide (admittedly a fairly tricky issue) might undermine federal
regulation of addictive substances. He also reacted strongly and
negatively to the idea that the state of Oregon has sole power to
regulate the practice of medicine within its borders (an interesting
argument to hear from a liberal, since it could be used against Roe v
Wade). There are lots of arguments for and against assisted suicide, but undermining the War on Some Drugs isn't one that a libertarian would be likely to raise. Well, not as an argument against assisted suicide... more likely as an argument in favor of it. After all, the enemy of my enemy and all that. Life is a choice. Medical technology has advanced to the point where we can keep someone's body alive long after their mind is gone and their existance is little more than an endless litany of silent screams without even enough volition to give them voice. That we can do this does not mean that we should do this. |
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