Thanks to all for the thoughtful replies; thanks to those who actually understood why I posted this in the first place, realizing that the presidential election was more about the supreme court than the white house...
We all need to realize just how dangerous the supreme court has become. Personal views are fine, and allowing your beliefs to influence your decisions is fine. But legislating your beliefs is NOT ok. Judicial decisions MUST be made in accordance with law. Imagine this: a devout member of one of the fundamentalist/charismatic christian sects manages to get his church dogmas into law. Suddenly, by law, women may not wear makeup, must have a cow-patty hairdo, wear long denim skirts, and comfortable-yet-practical shoes.
My point in the original post was that by declaring a partial truth about constitutional law in his speech, he clouded the mission of the supreme court. No, of course, the constitution does NOT specifically address homosexual behavior. Nor does it specifically address heterosexual behavior. What two consenting adults do with a penis is neither endorsed nor prohibited by the constitution.
I asked once in a different thread, and I will ask again... can a supreme court (in)justice be impeached?
We all need to realize just how dangerous the supreme court has become. Personal views are fine, and allowing your beliefs to influence your decisions is fine. But legislating your beliefs is NOT ok. Judicial decisions MUST be made in accordance with law. Imagine this: a devout member of one of the fundamentalist/charismatic christian sects manages to get his church dogmas into law. Suddenly, by law, women may not wear makeup, must have a cow-patty hairdo, wear long denim skirts, and comfortable-yet-practical shoes.
My point in the original post was that by declaring a partial truth about constitutional law in his speech, he clouded the mission of the supreme court. No, of course, the constitution does NOT specifically address homosexual behavior. Nor does it specifically address heterosexual behavior. What two consenting adults do with a penis is neither endorsed nor prohibited by the constitution.
I asked once in a different thread, and I will ask again... can a supreme court (in)justice be impeached?