Steve Daniels: Not in Grants Pass they won't. When I lived down that way, the Sheriff's Office was practically non-existent because the citizens of Josephine County wouldn't vote for the tax to keep it open.

It's a two-box day at SCOTUS, so we are expecting between two and four decisions.

First decision is Grants Pass. Gorsuch has the 6-3 opinion finding that the Eighth Amendment does not bar "generally applicable" laws banning public camping. Sotomayor writes the dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...

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The Grants Pass law, as Sotomayor made clear in dissent, went further, banning public sleeping with any covering, so much as a blanket, even when no other options are available. This is a very troubling ruling.

Sotomayor looks to the "near future" for different action from the court:

After Gorsuch read extensively from his opinion, Sotomayor is reading from her dissent. "Sleep is a biological necessity," she begins, "not a crime."

I’m tempted to move to a two seater bench in Grants Pass. Where will the homeless go once the jail is full?

They’ll always find funds for more jails unfortunately

Not in Grants Pass they won't. When I lived down that way, the Sheriff's Office was practically non-existent because the citizens of Josephine County wouldn't vote for the tax to keep it open.

I’m sure you’re right about the situation in Grants Pass but even if you weren’t my point is there are limits on how much noncompliance even totalitarian autocracies can absorb. I feel like we’re sneaking up on some sort of tipping point.

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