Hard to see how he could enact a law to invalidate the ruling, (short of a constitutional amendment) other than perhaps amending the homicide statutes to exempt anyone who kills a convicted child rapist.

Anthony Kennedy has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it.

Why can't they invalidate it? Only the Court says they can't.

All the Court has is respect. Standing up for child rapists is not a good way to keep it.....

The Court's ruling was based on a claim of an evolving consensus. I would think that Louisiana and other states adopting statutes in contrary to the ruling should at least argue against such a consensus.

It seems to me that the first question any potential judge nominee needs to be asked is "What moral authority do the courts have?" Any answer other than "None whatsoever" should be immediately disqualifying.

But what law does Jindal propose when he states he will "seek to enact laws that will invalidate" the Supreme Court ruling? Louisiana already has the statute imposing capital punishment for this crime.

If he intends to disregard the ruling and to proceed with the sentence imposed upon the convict, I do not see where that requires any enactment of laws.

No, it doesn't require a new law, but they'd have fun enacting one that says the decision of the Court shall be null and void in LA.

And if the rest of you feel like throwing up before the hour is over, skim through the amicus brief by British legal scholars that successfully told the Supremes how to interpret the American Constitution.

In the discussion of British legal practice the earliest date of any law I saw discussed was 1841, which, as you may have noticed, is quite a long time after 1776 or even 1789.

And before you think I'm picking on the British, note that the brief repeatedly mentions that our own Supreme Court has stated that "international opinion" is a legitimate source for their rulings. I don't blame the Brits, I blame five deficient imbeciles in black robes.

The animal that committed the crime should be dragged from prison by a mob and strung up in the nearest public square.

The five justices should be tarred and feathered immediately before the hanging.