RE: "Jesus would rather kill, not marry, gay people" - Franklin Graham
July 17, 2018 at 9:20 am
(July 16, 2018 at 5:55 pm)Cecelia Wrote: It's absolutely clear that SteveII has zero clue how the US constitution works.
Democratically, laws cannot be passed that go against the constitution. I highly recommend taking a remedial course in US Government in order to correct your flawed understanding of the US constitution and the Supreme Court. Banning Same Sex Marriage is a violation of the United States Constitution -- namely a violation of the Equal Protection clause of the 14th amendment of the United States. Your lack of understanding does NOT mean that you get to go around calling people who disagree with you on court cases 'Judicial Activists". The judicial activists on that court were the ones who sided with YOUR Side and against the constitution. Wanting to allow laws that go against the constitution because it's in alignment with their personal beliefs. We don't base laws in this country over a bunch of fairy tales written by neanderthals. We base them on the US constitution. Again, I highly recommend a remedial course in US Civics so that you can educate yourself.
Chief Justice Roberts disagrees with you:
In his dissent, Roberts argued that the issue of same-sex marriage should be decided not by the courts but by the public process.
"Just who do you think we are?" Roberts asked, calling the majority's decision "an act of will, not legal judgment."
He implored his audience to "understand well" what his dissent is about.
"It is not about whether, in my judgment, the institution of marriage should be changed to include same-sex couples," he said. "It is instead about whether, in our democratic republic, that decision should rest with the people acting through their elected representatives, or with five lawyers who happen to hold commissions authorizing them to resolve legal disputes under the law."
Note he refers to his brethren as "lawyers."
Roberts said that the Constitution leaves no doubt about the answer.
"The people of a state are free to expand marriage to include same-sex couples, or to retain the historic definition," he said.
Roberts eviscerated his colleagues for "stealing this issue from the people" and in doing so "casting a cloud" over same-sex marriage.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/politics/...index.html
