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In Masterpiece, Kennedy Solidifies His L.G.B.T. Legacy
NY Times ^ | June 6, 2018 | Evan Gerstmann and Jonathan Rauch

Posted on 06/08/2018 6:13:43 AM PDT by C19fan

The most talented and subtle politician in the country showed this week, once again, that he has L.G.B.T. Americans’ back. Justice Anthony Kennedy led a seven-member Supreme Court majority in a decision that superficially looks like a defeat for gay and lesbian people — but is, in reality, one more rung quietly added to the rising ladder of equality.

For years, legal scholars and some of his fellow jurists have disparaged Justice Kennedy’s opinions as muddled and vague. But the justice, to their frustration, has proved to be a brilliant politician, possessed of a seemingly infallible feel for how to nudge the court and public opinion in his direction.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: lgbt
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When it comes the LGBT juggernaut I am a defeatist. Yes you will be made to back the wedding cake.
1 posted on 06/08/2018 6:13:43 AM PDT by C19fan
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If the NYTimes likes the Masterpiece decision, it was clearly a defeat for not only Christianity but also common decency.


2 posted on 06/08/2018 6:17:35 AM PDT by madprof98
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And Trump in the White House is actually a win for HilLIARy, if you think about it!


3 posted on 06/08/2018 6:19:09 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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Justice Anthony Kennedy is “(t)he most talented and subtle politician in the country”?

When did we start referring to judges as politicians?


4 posted on 06/08/2018 6:19:26 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Capitalists sign their checks on the front. Socialists sign theirs on the back.)
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“The most talented and subtle politician in the country showed this week, once again, that he has L.G.B.T. Americans’ back.”

Supreme Court Justices are politicians? Who knew?


5 posted on 06/08/2018 6:19:52 AM PDT by Ramcat (Thank You American Veterans)
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They will never be equal. They will never have a real family as they stay in their sin. They will never have a real future and they will never have a chance before a Holy God.

Everything in their mind is an illusion and a fantasy. And they will suffer eternally as long as they focus on the illusion and not the reality.


6 posted on 06/08/2018 6:21:01 AM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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[But the justice, to their frustration, has proved to be a brilliant politician]

And therein lies the problem.


7 posted on 06/08/2018 6:22:22 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To Leftists, every job, every area of business, every TV show, every movie.....is political. And happily their politicization of EVERYTHING is finally wearing people down. Let us continue to rise to the occasion, offering answers, instead of just frightening possibilities.


8 posted on 06/08/2018 6:22:55 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
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The NY Times baking some comforting upside-down cake for their battered readership, in this dark time.


9 posted on 06/08/2018 6:24:03 AM PDT by dead
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Justice Kennedy once again screws America and gives a reach around to all his perverted friends.

But the Lord is not mocked and unless there is repentance there will be literal Hell to pay for those whose names aren’t written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

As Paul pointed out, people can be a “such were you” no matter what delusions people may entertain about being born that way or having nothing to repent of.

#NeverMakeTheCake


10 posted on 06/08/2018 6:24:58 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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The irony here is that these "LGBT" people are pushing right-thinking Americans to think long and hard about how much power they're willing to give to their government, how much faith they have in American institutions, and how much interest they have in even dealing with strangers anymore.

It's no coincidence that homosexuals were permitted to join the military even as fewer and fewer normal people have any interest in it, and same-sex couples were granted the right to "marry" at a time when marriage is in decline among heterosexuals in this country .

11 posted on 06/08/2018 6:27:13 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
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Masterpiece must now sue the Colorado Commissioners severally for damages.


12 posted on 06/08/2018 6:29:56 AM PDT by Mashood
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To: Ramcat

They know.


13 posted on 06/08/2018 6:31:08 AM PDT by relictele
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Spinning like a carnival ride ...


14 posted on 06/08/2018 6:32:06 AM PDT by IronJack (A)
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The most talented and subtle politician in the country showed this week, once again, that he has L.G.B.T. Americans’ back. Justice Anthony Kennedy ...

So much wrong with this. One, Kennedy is not a politician, or at least should not be: he's a jurist! He is sworn to uphold The Constitution and evaluate cases brought before him wrt that document.

Secondly, humorously, do you really want to have the LGBT Americans' back?!

15 posted on 06/08/2018 6:39:05 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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I remember when I was a kid 40ish years ago all this started with "we just want the government out of our bedrooms".

It will never be enough. Typical leftist. d:^|

16 posted on 06/08/2018 6:40:36 AM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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After this suck-up (pun intended), when can we expect the Kennedy biopic? It will make a companion piece to the RBG flick. Whom to play Kennedy?


17 posted on 06/08/2018 6:41:29 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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The NYT “rising ladder of equality” looks more like lemmings jumping off a cliff to me.


18 posted on 06/08/2018 6:45:50 AM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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If Kennedy really wanted to “solidify his LGBT legacy” he could do gay porn. They’ll love it, because that’s what they’re all about.


19 posted on 06/08/2018 6:47:42 AM PDT by PGR88
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“Supreme Court Justices are politicians? Who knew?”

He has been a very influential legislator.


20 posted on 06/08/2018 6:49:12 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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