The people of Mass have to wait two years to override a rogue court. There was nothing in their Constitution about gay marriage being a right up until now. Their Supreme Court created out of whole cloth a right that wasn't there. And the four who made the decision can be removed through a Bill Of Address as I understand it. We cannot have a safe Union if judges follow the fads of the moment instead of adhering to the time settled principles of constitutional reasoning.
Just the way abortion was legalized by the US Supreme Court, of course.
"Woe unto those who call evil good, and good evil..."
I have no affinity for brick walls. I'm done. In lieu of any further discussion on this topic, please just send me a list of the five next most important issues you deem worthy of a Constitutional amendment. To maintain consistency, make sure that none of them involve laws which have been stricken down by activist judges.
"Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would overstep their authority and instead of interpreting the law would begin making law. An oligarchy, the rule of few over many."
I don't have the exact quote - but sounds about right what Jefferson would think.
The people of Mass have to wait two years to override a rogue court. There was nothing in their Constitution about gay marriage being a right up until now.
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Maryland actually has the words "Man and "woman" in its definition of marriage, so 9 same-sex couples have now gotten the support of the ACLU to challenge the law in Maryland.
There is nothing in the US Constitution saying anything about the Feds having any say about marraige.