http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.e...ple-are-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender/ At least 9 million adults which is a substantial amount of people. And of course Scalia has to put his foot in his mouth like a moron.
I hear ya but it was already legal in 36 states...so this effects the gays in the remaining 14....how many could that mean....obviously future gays are effected so I guess...blah blah..... I really don't care either way
All true, but African Americans were only about 10% of the population in the 1960's. By that time, Jim Crow laws had already been repealed in most states. How many people could those Jim Crow laws have been affecting in 1962? The correct answer is: enough. This ruling affects my life in no way at all other than being happy for some of my friends and colleagues.
it's the right move or as Kinky Friedman put it, everyone should have the right to be miserable. Countries that have legalized gay marriage - updated vvv
You know that those 9 votes, right? So you're ok when 9 people vote on human rights, but not ok when 200 million vote?
Considering how dumb the average person is? No, no I'm not okay with that 200 million. Though 4 out of 9 justices don't seem fit for duty.
The problem is you have already had this happen in states like California where the mormon church spent roughly 40 million dollars to spread false information on gays to sway people to vote in their interests on Prop 8 and it worked. When human rights can be shut out because one groups spends more than another that's an issue.
I'm not arguing with decision, never cared either way. I hate the process though -- rules that impact whole country are based on opinion of 9 people. You guys seriously see nothing wrong with this?
You don't like the idea of a group promoting their opinion (however wrong that opinion is), but you got no issue restructuring your life based on opinion of another, smaller group?
Excellent!!! The country is dumb for the most part, so they shouldn't vote. 4 out of 5 not fit for duty, but you're fine with their decision. Makes perfect sense!
I'm curious... Would you defend a SC decision if you didn't agree with it? Not necessarily this one, any decision.
how does it impact the whole country? no one is forcing you to have a gay marriage. what impact does this have on anyone other than the people who can now marry who they want? I mean the rainbows and equals signs all over Facebook are annoying and all but what gives?
In case you missed it (not sure how as it were the first 2 sentences in my post you quoted): I don't care about this decision, I argue against the process itself. Forget about gay marriage. Would you be ok if 9 people decided that, idk... Everyone must have ID chip implanted? Or draft reinstituted? Or your kids must be brought up only by gov't-approved caregivers and not by a parent? Would you support giving power to decide THOSE things to a panel of carrier lawyers sitting there by political appointments?
You said "9 make a decision for 200 million" as if this affects everyone. It doesn't. It gives these people the same liberty everyone else already had. They are the only ones affected. Do you think this is the first decision the supreme court has ever made?
