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Originally Posted by gomoho
Rubicon - to your "we the people" comment, I don't think that matters much anymore. It's more about "us - we want what we want and to hell with the rest of you".
However - I believe what the Supreme Court ruled was that prop 8 that defeated gay marriage was unconstitutional so it doesn't really matter what the people say - we can't vote to approve something they deem unconstitutional. Not saying it is right or wrong - it is the law of the land.
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Yes, Justice Scalia said that the majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy made it sound as if those against gay marriage were less than human. The Supreme Court itself is becoming very fractured just as the nation is. Neither side will acquiesce, as the issue of abortion aptly demonstrates, just because the Supreme Court rules in a given way. Groups have already filed a petition with the Court to stop the immediate implementation of gay marriage in California on various legal grounds. Federalizing these cultural issues continues to fracture the nation.