During oral arguments, Wisconsin's inspector general cited tradition as a reason for maintaining the ban, prompting Posner to note that: "It was tradition to not allow blacks and whites to marry – a tradition that got swept away." Posner said that the same-sex marriage bans were both "a tradition of hate" and "savage discrimination".[26]
I don’t tend to look at judges with a libertarian-bent who were nominated by Ronald Reagan as “thugs,” but if that’s what makes your knee jerk, go for it.