In this new climate, it will take more than laws. Permanence will require constitutional amendments (which is actually how most things get rooted at the state level, the state constitutions change pretty regularly).
Exactly this. And by putting this off, we've avoided the hard work to get the laws we deserve. After all, if the courts can just wave a wand and make something a `right`, who cares who you vote for or if you even vote at all?
I think the temporary pain will be worth it in the long run as we do the hard work to pass the laws the majority agrees will improve the environment, human rights, and so on.
I think the temporary pain will be worth it in the long run as we do the hard work to pass the laws the majority agrees will improve the environment, human rights, and so on.