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Old 03-05-2009, 03:35 PM   #15
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It's not like there hasn't been two separate elections on this very issue. Do we live in a democracy or not? Or shall every law the minority doesn't like just get taken to court, where all you need to convince is a handful of judges?
Elections can't overturn everything. You know that. This case will decide, in part, whether the rights of homosexuals can be removed by a vote of the people (effectively deciding if they are a protected class under California's Constitution). That isn't entirely clear. There is also a procedural aspect to the case which the judges will decide. There are several examples in history that even you would acknowledge involved a judge properly revoking the will of the people because their will was opressive/unconstitutional.
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