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To: xzins
"Troubled" in the title is a fair word. I just heard the President's voice. His tone struck me as seriously concerned, reflective, ready to act. Almost ominous.

I thought I heard him say something at the end about "watch what I do," or words to that effect. That was good. What wasn't so good was that business about "marriage should be defined by the people" (I forget the exact wording, but that's the gist of it).

No, it shouldn't "be defined by the people," because if that's the case, once "the people" are convinced to accept a travesty, bye-bye Western Culture.

We don't let "the people" decide if it's OK to rape their children, or if it's OK to steal, or if it's OK to do any variety of antisocial behaviors. We live in a Constitutional Republic, not a Mobocracy. Or at least that's how it's supposed to be. "The People" don't have the right to decide that it's "OK" to own other people, or beat their tenants for being late with their rent, even if "the people" want to say that's OK. Even if most of the people want that. Even if all of the people want that.

Otherwise, the Constitution is a meaningless rag.

62 posted on 02/18/2004 11:48:24 AM PST by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
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To: Don Joe
He meant the legislature. He was contrasting legislative debate and consensus resulting in law with judicial activism....one judge pushing his own agenda.
64 posted on 02/18/2004 11:50:30 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army and Proud of it!!)
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