[Perlstein]

"Lately, however, I've become mad at the right, and have written about it with an anger not been present in my previous writings. It began with the ascension of George Bush, when I detected many conservatives beginning to care more about power than principles."

Lets turn that around and ask about your committment to the principle of democracy:

Do you support a national vote by the American people on gay marriage, or do you support the changing of our entire system via unelected state or federal judges?
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Our founders did not set up a Constitution where ANY one law is decided by "a national vote by the American people."

[Southack]

Do you support a national vote by the American people on gay marriage, or do you support the changing of our entire system via unelected state or federal judges?
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"Our founders did not set up a Constitution where ANY one law is decided by "a national vote by the American people."

I simply asked which side you supported. If you wish, I'll rephrase the question to be a vote of Congress rather than a national referendum of the people themselves, though one wonders why an avowed liberal would prefer such a Republican solution over a purely Democratic one...

5 Legislative Days Left Until The AWB Expires

[Texas_Jarhead]

Southack stated, "Do you support a national vote by the American people on gay marriage, or do you support the changing of our entire system via unelected state or federal judges?"

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Perlstein responded, "Our founders did not set up a Constitution where ANY one law is decided by 'a national vote by the American people.'"

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ah come on, me thinks you understood the jist. Do you suppport efforts to enact legislative change via the amendment process or do you prefer imposition by judicial fiat?