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To: William McKinley
But it has failed to identify any constitutionally adequate reason for denying civil marriage to same-sex couples.

This sentence of the ruling was decided and written long before the case was ever heard.

6 posted on 11/18/2003 7:05:27 AM PST by Petronski (Everybody calm down . . . eat some fruit or something.)
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To: Petronski
But it has failed to identify any constitutionally adequate reason for denying civil marriage to same-sex couples. - Massachusetts Supreme Court decision

Marriage: The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife.

Hey! If the courts can re-write our language, can't we as well? How about

unconstitutional: n. a) The ignored opinion of a court which is butting into wishes of the people without the benefit of asking the people their desires. See judicial fiat and tyranny for more information.
178 posted on 11/18/2003 8:07:14 AM PST by kingu (Just helping...)
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