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MikeWaters · 08-06-2010, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ute4ever

Tell me Waters,
If 7 million people voted to ban Mormonism, and a justice (Dallin Oaks perhaps) wrote an opinion overriding it, would you feel the same?

Or suppose the voice of the people wanted segregation. Or suffrage. Or slavery. Power to the people!

Is this the best you can do?

Just because you think something is right or just doesn't mean you get to announce that it is in the Constitution.

That's why we have an amendment process.

Archaea · 08-06-2010, 03:04 AM

The legal analysis despite the best minds at work at it is poor. But often we get poor work when somebody wants something bad enough. The ends always justify the ends if the ends are just.

Bad facts make bad law.

Zulu451 · 08-07-2010, 12:41 AM

As a constant and habitual lurker here on cougarguard I wanted to voice my concern over this issue. I agree very much with Mike and Arch that Prop 8 was a bad law, but it was the voice of the people. It was the voice of 7 million people in an election that voted into office the single most radical liberal EVER to hold the office of president. In a state he won by 70%. No one can say it was the conservative right that pushed this agenda.

08-06-2010, 03:04 AM	#12
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	The legal analysis despite the best minds at work at it is poor. But often we get poor work when somebody wants something bad enough. The ends always justify the ends if the ends are just. Bad facts make bad law. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

08-07-2010, 12:41 AM	#13
Zulu451 house-elf 3rd class Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 386	As a constant and habitual lurker here on cougarguard I wanted to voice my concern over this issue. I agree very much with Mike and Arch that Prop 8 was a bad law, but it was the voice of the people. It was the voice of 7 million people in an election that voted into office the single most radical liberal EVER to hold the office of president. In a state he won by 70%. No one can say it was the conservative right that pushed this agenda. __________________ <---- Mikewaters drives the lane...