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Originally Posted by Guest
i am not overjoyed at this decision because i don't think the judiciary should make laws, that is the job of the legislature, and in the best circumstances the majority vote...in most cases where the issue was voted on, the people did not want same sex marriage, but the judiciary overturned the states' rights..i was very upset to see photos of our White House, a symbol of ALL the people, slathered in rainbow lights and sent out all over the social media. i want it known all over the world that the majority of American people do not want the definition of marriage changed. and it has nothing to do with hating gay people. it is not a comparable issue to inter-racial marriage, which is still between a man and a woman.
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I view this in the opposite. The court did not make law but ruled that legislative bodies cannot deny, by law, the right of gay couples to marry. I would agree, however, that the White House did not need to slather itself in rainbow lights in order to recognize the minority rights of gay couples.