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Originally Posted by nomadking
You say that the "finessing" would be in private, but also say that it would be a result of public pressure.  That is still unduly influencing a judicial decision. |
I’m not sure what you find confusing about this. Decisions taken in private can most definitely be affected by public pressure.
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With this decision, complete control would rest with the individual States. Nothing the Federal government could do about it.
Whether or not the majority of the US as a whole, has a certain opinion, doesn't give the Federal authorities the automatic right to override matters that are controlled at State level. Just as the UK government doesn't have a say on devolved matters in the UK.
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Actually not quite the same because the UK devolution settlements only delegate responsibility for certain issues, they don’t cede sovereignty over them. The UK Parliament can legislate in devolved areas, without agreement from the devolved administrations, and has done so in some recent changes to UK market rules post-Brexit. The UK government has a say - when it really wants to - by putting legislation to the UK parliament.