I admit, I am gleeful at the result of the court today on gay marriage.
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If a state approves it, the Federal Government has to recognize it like any other marriage.
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And in California, the people who raised the objection to the Proposition’s Court Ruling do not have the “standing” to challenge it. That is, they are caused no harm, and the state chose not to defend the law.
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In California, thank you to Jerry Brown (then Secretary of State) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (then Governor) for their work on this.
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And in the DOMA ruling, can I point out that Justice Scalia is funny. After striking down the Voter Act yesterday (legally passed by Congress) today he says:
Scalia, in his dissent, wrote: “We have no power to decide this case. And even if we did, we have no power under the Constitution to invalidate this democratically adopted legislation. The Court’s errors on both points spring forth from the same diseased root: an exalted conception of the role of this institution in America.”
I love consistent outlook and an open mind.