| Here's what Texas Senator John Cornyn -- himself a former judge who has tried to link courthouse violence with supposed citizen frustration with "judicial activism" -- had to say: "This ruling is a vivid reminder that opponents of traditional marriage have not given up their effort to overturn the will of the people," because the majority of Nebraskans voted for the ban.
I've got a Constitutional News Flash for the Senator, who, despite being a lawyer, isn't the sharpest pencil in the box when it comes to constitutional law: the purpose of the equal protection clause is to protect minority rights from being trampled by the majority. In other words, constitutionally speaking, it's irrelevant that a majority of Nebraskans were swayed by homophobic rhetoric and voted for the ban. The system of checks and balances that we've held dear for over 200 years -- and which your party is seeking to blow up with a touch of a nuclear button -- ensures that people with minority views, minority skin color, minority sexualities, or minority living arrangements have the same rights and privileges as a majority that may seek to deny them those rights and privileges. |
It's amazing really. The party that once stood for limited government is attempting to do away with the filibuster, one of the most powerful checks against an out of control majority in the Congressional toolkit. I wonder... when the day comes in the not so distant future that the Dems control both branches of government, what will they have to say about the rights of the minority?
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