Comments on: Update on Constitutionality of Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry

By: rpsabq

rpsabq — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:13:59 +0000

The only time I can think of when a State government, after being told it was operating and enforcing an unconstitutional law, ignored the federal Judicial branch was in 1962 when the National Guard showed up to force Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett to stop blocking the entrance and allow the first black student (James Meredith) to enter the administration building at the University of Mississippi. So it will be interesting to see how this plays out in Michigan as business continues as usual in defiance of a Court order.

As far as Ron Book, he’s probably paid off the judge and jury already so i predict a non-guilty verdict for sure. After all, hasn’t the poor little Senator’s father been through enough? And he’s done so much for the kids….

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:25:23 +0000

In reply to DavidM. I don’t think judge would be committing political suicide at all. Federal judge, appointed for life. The legislature’s role here would be to come up with a new (more constitutional) registration law were the state to be enjoined from enforcing the existing one.

By: DavidM

DavidM — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 20:37:21 +0000

FAC
Thank you for the update.
In my opinion, Michigan’s politicians and the judge would be committing political suicide to end the registry , no matter how just it is for this to be done. They have been lying to the public for so long to save face they can’t touch it. They would first have to come up with a campaign to education the public on the real facts and admit there deception of the past. Only then could they act on the judgement.