[Prudence]

I have an announcement -- I agree with scaeagles on both recent rulings.

I'm actually SHOCKED at Scalia's vote on the marijuana case. Hello? States' rights? Just whose side is he on? I was particularly pleased by O'Connor's statements that if she were a California voter, she would have voted against the measure, but as a Supreme Court Justice, she believes states have the right to determine their public policies -- something like that. Which I like as an example of judges able to apply the law even when it conflicts with their personal opinions.

As for the cruise ships -- I agree with Scalia's comments (oh how this pains me) that the ruling opens the door to cruise ships being required to comply with laws of each country they visit -- which could be onorous and conflicting (my interpretation). If the problem is that too many cruise ships fly under foreign flags, there are other ways to remedy that situation. I was actually under the impression that post-9/11 there were more plans for US-based ships. Isn't NCL building another US-based ship?