A Great Test for Conservatives
I find myself in the unpleasant position of having to agree with a Federal Court Judge who overturned a Federal law that makes genital mutilation of females unconstitutional. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a horrific practice employed by some members of the Muslim faith. Congress passed a law making this a crime and a Judge in Detroit ruled that law unconstitutional and, based on a very limited review of the case, I agree with his reasoning. This may be a good decision made in a bad situation. The situation was that a doctor in Michigan was arrested and charged with violating a Federal law that prohibits performing genital mutilation on young girls. For the record, the attorney for the doctor is quoted as saying the physician did not do this. But the issue at hand is whether the Federal law is Constitutional. Here is the test for Conservatives - just because something is horrible does that give the Federal Government the right to regulate it? ...