I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I will blow the government down. Don’t they know my opinion is right.His mean spirited hypocritical dissent: “This is a naked judicial claim to legislative—indeed, super-legislative—power; a claim fundamentally at odds with our system of government. Except as limited by a constitutional prohibition agreed to by the People, the States are free to adopt whatever laws they like, even those that offend the esteemed Justices’ “reasoned judgment.” A system of government that makes the People subordinate to a committee of nine unelected lawyers does not deserve to be called a democracy.” “But “the people”—as represented by their legislatures, I suppose—are subordinate to a committee of nine unelected lawyers when they pass laws that strip individuals of their right to equal treatment under the law. Just yesterday, Scalia argued that the Court was perfectly entitled to tell U.S. Congress that its democratically-enacted healthcare law was nonsensical. But today, the Court must defer to the democratic process? "For more on Scalia’s incoherent hypocritical statement. http://reason.com/blog/2015/06/26/scalias-angry-incoherent-gay-marriage-di
Because gays can marry? What business is it of the government? What business is it of anyone except the people involved? Oh my the sky will fall, now, won’t it? Amazing, just amazing…
What freedoms did we lose? By my reading, we just gained a new one!In no way whatsoever does same-sex marriage reduce YOUR freedom. No way at all! Other than, perhaps, reduction in freedom to be a bigot, which is not protected under the Constitution. You can still say whatever you want (First Amendment), but you can’t act on it (Fourteenth).
PainterArt Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I will blow the government down. Don’t they know my opinion is right.His mean spirited hypocritical dissent: “This is a naked judicial claim to legislative—indeed, super-legislative—power; a claim fundamentally at odds with our system of government. Except as limited by a constitutional prohibition agreed to by the People, the States are free to adopt whatever laws they like, even those that offend the esteemed Justices’ “reasoned judgment.” A system of government that makes the People subordinate to a committee of nine unelected lawyers does not deserve to be called a democracy.” “But “the people”—as represented by their legislatures, I suppose—are subordinate to a committee of nine unelected lawyers when they pass laws that strip individuals of their right to equal treatment under the law. Just yesterday, Scalia argued that the Court was perfectly entitled to tell U.S. Congress that its democratically-enacted healthcare law was nonsensical. But today, the Court must defer to the democratic process? "For more on Scalia’s incoherent hypocritical statement. http://reason.com/blog/2015/06/26/scalias-angry-incoherent-gay-marriage-di
Simon_Jester almost 9 years ago
Just go hunting with Dick Cheney again, you’ll feel better in no time.
Motivemagus almost 9 years ago
Nicely summarized, Danziger!
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
But, the Court made the right decision.
twclix almost 9 years ago
Because gays can marry? What business is it of the government? What business is it of anyone except the people involved? Oh my the sky will fall, now, won’t it? Amazing, just amazing…
Motivemagus almost 9 years ago
What freedoms did we lose? By my reading, we just gained a new one!In no way whatsoever does same-sex marriage reduce YOUR freedom. No way at all! Other than, perhaps, reduction in freedom to be a bigot, which is not protected under the Constitution. You can still say whatever you want (First Amendment), but you can’t act on it (Fourteenth).