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To: GrandEagle
then remove authority for any federal court, including the supreme court, to have any jurisdiction relating to the law, or even the topic of marriage in general

Which would just lock in super-power status for state courts.

We need a solution that will restore representative government, and we need a uniform definition of marriage. Federal benefits and taxes rely on the definition of marriage. Also, the SCOTUS has made it a federal issue with their Lawrence decision in which they mentioned marriage, thereby aiding the Massachusett's high court decision mandating gay marriage.

It shouldn't have come to this. It shouldn't be necessary. But it's not our fault. Blame the judges.

13 posted on 03/23/2004 4:20:06 PM PST by King Black Robe (With freedom of religion and speech now abridged, it is time to go after the press.)
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To: King Black Robe
Which would just lock in super-power status for state courts.
Which is exactly where this kind of stuff should be decided.
15 posted on 03/23/2004 4:24:28 PM PST by GrandEagle
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To: King Black Robe
It shouldn't have come to this. It shouldn't be necessary. But it's not our fault. Blame the judges.
I almost completely agree here with the exception that it is our fault for not requiring that our representatives do their job and remove judges who try and make law.
17 posted on 03/23/2004 4:28:18 PM PST by GrandEagle
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