Another day, another fundamental reordering of American society by the Supreme Court — this time, as expected, by just one man. The decision is just out, and I haven’t had time to read it yet. I did see this, though, from Chief Justice John Roberts:
Under the Constitution, judges have power to say what the law is, not what it should be.
What a difference a day makes.
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Noah Feldman finds Chief Justice Roberts to be entirely consistent.
“Roberts has a legitimate legacy as an advocate of judicial restraint, as he demonstrated Thursday in upholding the Affordable Care Act for the second time. Logically, then, Roberts was in a position to criticize Kennedy’s opinion for judicial activism — which it unquestionably is. ”
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-06-26/a-gay-rights-decision-for-the-ages
Sure, go on ahead and . . .
Ask me anything.
Ha!
“No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.
The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed.
It is so ordered.”
Clearly what Roberts meant was “Under the Constitution, judges have power to say what the law is, AND what it should be.”
Yep, it’s all about feelings. The hell with the Constitution, states’ rights, and the American peoples’ right to define their fundamental cultural institutions as seems right to them, and to make their laws by legislation.
Just bend over and take it like a man, Malcolm. Relax. This won’t hurt at all. Trust me.
“Five lawyers have closed the debate and enacted their own vision of marriage as a matter of constitutional law. Stealing this issue from the people will for many cast a cloud over same-sex marriage, making a dramatic social change that much more difficult to accept.” Thus they have gone down the path of Roe v Wade. Settled? No where close to it.
Speaking of feelings, I haven’t been this happy since yesterday’s Supreme Court decision!
Right, “katy”, there you go. Rule of law? Pffft. That’s so dead-white-male. Now we have the rule of feelings. Whee!
This Roberts dissent is really very good. Where was this man yesterday?
Divorce attorneys are salivating.
David Duff is looking over the pond and wondering about us this morning.
http://duffandnonsense.typepad.com/duff_nonsense/2015/06/queen-barrie-rules-ok.html
I find myself wondering how it is that, in 2010 signs were apparent AQI was about to morph into something far different and seven years later only now has the old-school Iraq playbook been dusted off.
Yet.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of seven hours after The Supremes announce the decision to morph the Republic, the residence of the Commander in Chief is bathed in the colors of that flag.
JK, Obama’s enemies are not the same as America’s enemies. We have deployed around the world for the last 50 years to fight “the enemy”. The enemy is here behind our backs all this time. Forget “over there”. Time to fight right here.
You’re [for the most part] correct Whitewall. I, for the most part am merely observing
Haven’t finished my first coffee yet – standby.
cont. at the speed of what “just happened.”
Some time agoago a fence-jumper managed to get into The Residence – ‘everybody’ yells Do Something! then, in short order the first jumper is followed by another then a drone then a box of letters by air-mail.
We can only hope by now that formerly described “most secure real estate in the nation” is as advertised. Admitting however, it did take some period of time.
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Which leads me to think maybe we ought switch out the Supremes for the JCS; they do get things done, & then, fit the former JCS members with black robes.
JCS huh? If you replace General Dempsey with someone with a little spunk, then I might be interested. Naturally I guess the DOJ might come next? And then…what have we done? In Britain, those types are elevated to the House of Lords and given interesting titles.
Well WW, I figured switching Dempsey with Ginsberg. I dithered between Kennedy or Roberts originally but their habit of switching direction gave me pause.
A Chief of Staff General Ginsberg should take any heat off me from the Feminazis.
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Having abit more difficulty figuring who to make Chief Justice but I think I’d probably … alma mater nepotism accusations be damned … go with Winnefeld.