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Old 05-15-2008, 01:58 PM
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Default Re: California ban on same-sex marriage struck down

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Originally Posted by foundit66 View Post
Funny how you quote the "will of the people", but if it goes against what Bush wants, then suddenly you realize that the "will of the people" isn't always supreme...
Don't bother ducking...the sarcasm whizzed WAY over you...

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When the "will of the people" wishes to discriminate without a legitimate state interest, and the law allows it, the country doesn't deserve the claims to "equality" or "freedom".

The "will of the people" was thwarted in Loving v Virginia as well, the court case that knocked out miscegenation laws. Would you rather have had the "will of the people" win out and discrimination continue to be enforced?

Or is that just a standard you have when you AGREE with the discrimination at hand...
The fact that this was done today proves that California is stupid...

What they SHOULD'VE done was to see if the proposition was constitutional BEFORE putting it on the ballot...

Imagine how much money (especially in lawyer fees) could've been saved had the constitutionality of the proposition been answered before putting it up for the peoples' will...

California...bass ackwards...
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