Sotomayor: We’re not taking away your liberty, because we won’t force you to marry a gay person

LifeSiteNews ^ | 4/29/15 | Ben Johnson

[BlatherNaut]

One moment in the Supreme Court's oral arguments over same-sex “marriage” reveals what an embarrassment Sonia Sotomayor is as a justice.

John J. Bursch, who argued on behalf of marriage, said that the people, not five unelected justices, should be able to decide whether to redefine a pillar of society that predates the government and written history.

“This case isn't about how to define marriage,” he said. “It's about who gets to decide that question. Is it the people acting through the democratic process, or is it the federal courts? And we're asking you to affirm every individual's fundamental liberty interest in deciding the meaning of marriage.”

The “wise Latina” immediately interrupted him with the following non-sequitur:

“I'm sorry. Nobody is taking that [liberty] away from anybody. Every single individual in this society chooses, if they can, their sexual orientation, or who to marry or not marry. I suspect even with us giving gays rights to marry that there's some gay people who will choose not to.”

I'll pass over Sotomayor saying that “every single individual..chooses” his or her sexual preference. But don't miss the full illuminating brilliance of her argument: The Supreme Court is not trampling on the right of 50 million people in 35 states to settle their own law as long as straight people are not forced to “marry” homosexuals.

For Sotomayor, apparently anything short of judicially mandated sodomy is within the justices' constitutional prerogatives – a view that would surprise any of our nation's founding jurists, whether Jeffersonian or Hamiltonian.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

We won’t force you to marry a gay person...? Not yet!

[bray]

If you refuse to marry the homosexual couple they will take away your freedom.

Pray America is waking

[aquila48]

What a moron.

Is she then going to also stipulate that the state cannot force you to cater to cater or officiate a same sex wedding?

[ilovesarah2012]

People won’t be forced to marry a gay but will Christian churches be forced to marry gays?

[VanDeKoik]

I’ve tried that MANY times. I even asked why cant 20 people get married to 20 other people and have a 40 person marriage.

They then launch into some thing about “we are only talking about 2 people” TOTALLY DESTROYING THEIR POSITION THAT THEY WANT “MARRIAGE EQUALITY”!

[rightwingcrazy]

“And we’re asking you to affirm every individual’s fundamental liberty interest in deciding the meaning of marriage.”

Exactly, Justice. I affirm that. Thus, the government should not coerce an individual to accept a definition of marriage that violates their religious principles.

I gave her pass on the phrase “fundamental liberty interest”. What on earth does that mean?

[no-to-illegals]

interpretation ... Want Liberty? Support Homo liberty only or board the cattle car!

[bk1000]

“I suspect even with us giving gays rights to marry...”

Typical Leftist. They think they bestow rights. Our rights come from God, not from man (or from a wise Latina, for that matter)

[Oldexpat]

There is no doubt they should also authorize a threesome..since it is a frequent combination. Plus..there is no problem with a father marrying a son to pass down the family fortune.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Every single individual in this society chooses, if they can, their sexual orientation, or who to marry or not marry."

Whoops, Sandra needs to get back on message - gay is NOT a choice, it is genetic, it is "what people are."

Well, kinda, sorta. Because we are also told that gender is a social construct, and that it is unfair to force people to accept the gender indicated by their sexual organs.

We are also told that gender is something that can be a result of mere "self-identification," that it can change, and that there are no hard-and-fast boundaries between gender categories.

So homosexuality is genetically-based, except when it isn't, or . . . whatever.

[Steve_Seattle]

Libs can provide NO rationale for prohibiting threesome, foursome, or fivesome marriages, or marriages between close relatives or parent and an adult child.

[no-to-illegals]

stop making sense ... is too confusing to those not understanding sense ... Please!

[Slyfox]

Not "forcing" us to marry a gay person! Is this woman stupid or nuts or what???

All sex education "forces" the idea of gay sex as healthy and good.

Kids are being "forced" to not judge others.

If we watch TV we are "forced" to accept a lifestyle that is at its core disgusting.

If we dare to voice an opinion or sell a cake without a gay couple on top of it we are "forced" to accept the wrath of the entire gay media.

And then we are sued for making them feel bad.

Good Lord!! This lady is stupid beyond repair.

[Scrambler Bob]

Rice? Code-word for white.

[combat_boots]

No. She’s gay

[Slyfox]

Any member of SCOTUS who has performed a gay wedding should recuse themselves from this case.

[aquila48]

” This case isn’t about how to define marriage,” he said. “It’s about who gets to decide that question. Is it the people acting through the democratic process, or is it the federal courts?”

Isn’t it interesting that in the case of obamacare Roberts scolded us by telling us, hey don’t expect us to bail you out from your dumb political choices, in a case where he actually had the obligation to do so, yet in this case they’re going to tell us your political choice doesn’t matter.

[TYVets]

This woman is not bright

I wonder if she graduated from the same schools as Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake?

[Moonman62]

So they should. But the unwise Latina has a different opinion.

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She didn’t come close to comprehending what he actually said.

[Steve_Seattle]

Someone needs to ask a liberal politician of journalist: Do you think it is fair and proper to fine a Christian baker $135,000 for not baking a cake for a gay wedding? (This has happened in Oregon.)

Put THEM on the spot. Make them say, "Yes, we believe people should be financially ruined for opposing gay marriage. MAKE THEM SAY IT. Ask Obama the question, ask Hillary, ask Andrea Mitchell, ask Diane Sawyer.