The SCOTUS has been really good at surgically creating new rights such that the general principles cited as a basis are not applied to any other case.
Simply ststed :They make it up as they go along, then cover it with legal sounding terms that are meaningless.
Two examples :
Bush v. Gore(2003) created a right to same sex sodomy under guise of bedroom privacy that does not apply to say drug or even gun possession.
Much more popular here: Bush v. Gore(2000) the SCOTUS stopped the Texas recount of votes but doesnt apply to any other elections.
If the SCOTUS (and King Obama) wants it then Lo and Behold it is done.
Thanks for the ping.
I was gonna wait till Illinois passed gay marriage to say this but since we’re on topic.
If they are gonna let men marry men then I DEMAND the right to marry more than one woman.
And I DEMAND the right to marry my first cousin.
Both polygamy and cousin marriage are way more common in world history and more common today than domestic faggotry. The USA is only western nation where cousin marriage is not legal (in some states like Illinois).
While I’m at it I DEMAND the right to marry a woman without her consent if I work out a deal with her dad for some cattle or something. That is also more common. Does anyone have French pop singer Alizée’s dad’s number?
So what’s the hold up? Why are MY rights being denied?
Because polygamists and cousin bangers don’t have a lobby like the gays do.
Totally unfair. If it’s about “equal protection” then they have no choice, they MUST allow me to marry as many of my first cousins as I want. I should not have to move to Afghanistan to be be able to marry my cousins without their consent!
I’m waiting!!! Governor Quinn!!! Justice Roberts!!!