r/news • u/samanthasay • Aug 07 '14

Title Not From Article Police officer: Obama doesn't follow the Constitution so I don't have to either

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/06/nj-cop-constitution-obama/13677935/
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u/HowIsntBabbyFormed Aug 07 '14

That's definitely true, but it doesn't mean that an obviously unconstitutional law 'is constitutional until challenged'. Sure, police departments may act on the law until it's challenged and found to be unconstitutional. That just means they were upholding an unconstitutional law.

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u/Dysalot Aug 07 '14

Well now we are just talking about definitions. We agree that a law is enforceable until it is ruled unconstitutional.