[SeekAndFind]

RE: TRUMP: "the law is the law"

WHAT LAW?

Did the legislature of Kentucky pass a law legalizing gay marriage?

Did the Congress of the United States pass a law legalizing gay marriage?

So, what law are you referring to, Mr. Trump?

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Bye Donald....
You could’ve been a President who could have reignited Americanism. Instead, I see you’re just another lap-dog unwilling to face the most important issues of our time head on.

9 Black Robes DO NOT MAKE THE LAW!

[Steve_Seattle]

The idea that we are subject to "the rule of law, not the rule of men" has been a cornerstone principle of conservatism for as long as I can remember. It is heard on this forum many, many times.

It does NOT mean that we invariably respect the content of civil law, or that we do not recognize a higher law or a natural law, but that we honor due process in changing those civil laws we object to, and until they change we either obey them or engage in civil disobedience, as this clerk has done and as Martin Luther King, Jr. did.

Having said that, the imposition of law by judicial fiat - as was done here - undermines the very concept of respect for the law, and many posters here are reflecting that sentiment. The repeated imposition of laws at the national level - with no clear foundation either in the Constitution or in our history, often by votes as narrow as 5-4 - undermines the rule of law, and makes it hard not to see the law as anything but a sham.

As for myself, if I am ever again called to jury duty, and if I'm asked to base my decisions on what the law says, and not what I think it says, I will say, "No. The Supreme Court doesn't have to, so neither will I. The only guy in this court who really matters is the guy over there [the bailiff] with the gun. Everything else is just a costume party."

[Steve_Seattle]

Why didn’t any federal judge ever insist that the politicians who flouted our immigration laws - the “sanctuary city” people - either comply with the law or face jail time? Why do they only come after opponents of gay marriage?

[anymouse]

One candidate has argued (and won numerous times) before SCOTUS. Sen. Cruz is solid in his legal opinion that she has a case. Of course a judge can hold anyone in contempt in his court. And that judge can be impeached too.

[JoeFromSidney]

It isn't the law of the land, it's the law of the case.

[bert]

what we have here is a test case to determine the law

the woman is a lawsuit guina pig to determine if religious beliefs trump queer aspirations