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Santorum Backer Friess: In My Day, 'Gals' Used Aspirin for Birth Control - Between Their Knees

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Simply Sarah2/16/2012 11:56:33 am PST

re: #194 Killgore Trout

Interesting. I have to wonder why those laws are still on the books and haven’t been overruled by the Supremes. The only thing I can think of is that to have a case an athiest would have to campaign, win an election, then get thrown out of office. That would be really tough in a state like Mississippi.

Well, unless specifically repealed or otherwise struck, unconstitutional laws and constitutional clauses remain in place, just without any effect. For example, Lawrence v. Texas made bans on sodomy unconstitutional, but some states have refused to repeal their non-functional laws in order to show disapproval with the ruling.