Texas, South Carolina consider denying pay to judges who rule for marriage equality

[carlfense]

Well if the people of the state vote to ban it, it's not one man's place to overrule it. That's how the country was built. Doesn't matter the issue. There is a democratic process that should be upheld or why have rules or a constitution?

Rules and the Constitution are precisely the reason why the democratic process cannot do whatever it wants.

[Junior]

The people of several states voted in the Jim Crow laws using that same logic. Those laws were discriminatory and we were right to overturn them.

 

Besides, judges rule laws unconstitutional all the time. Why should this be any different?

 

 

Because gays are icky, knapp.

[carlfense]

The people of several states voted in the Jim Crow laws using that same logic. Those laws were discriminatory and we were right to overturn them.

 

Besides, judges rule laws unconstitutional all the time. Why should this be any different?

It's judicial activism when judges do things that I don't like.

 

When they do things that I want it's upholding the Constitution and our rule of law. Duh.

[VectorVictor]

WAAAAY too many legislators in this country need to stop thinking their perverted version of Christianity is the law.

 

Problem is, the perverted version of Christianity is the only version out there. And it doesn't help that the historical base of Christianity in the United States begins with the Quakers and Puritans, who were ejected from Europe long ago for being killjoys that constantly ruined the religion by their mere involvement with it.

 

To borrow from Longshanks, "The trouble with Christianity in America... is that it's full of Christians."

[strigori]

Well if the people of the state vote to ban it, it's not one man's place to overrule it. That's how the country was built. Doesn't matter the issue. There is a democratic process that should be upheld or why have rules or a constitution?

Sleep though your American Government classes in school huh? We have three branches for a reason. And you might want to familiarize yourself with the equal protection clause from the 14th Amendment. Its a little bastard.

 

 

 

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Note the use of 'persons' with no mention of gender, or race, or any other qualifier.

[zoogs]

Knap, when are you running for office?

knapplc for president! I'd get behind that.

[Landlord]

Texas continuing to retard the growth of our country in a way that only Texas can.

[Dbqgolfer]

I probably disagree with everyone here regarding the definition of marriage, "Civil Rights" for gays/lesbians, strict construction interpretation of the Constitution, judicial activism, the role of religion in the public square etc... That being said, an independent judiciary is crucial to a republic, and legislatures passing laws punishing judges based on rulings is blatantly unconstitutional.

[T_O_Bull]

Well if the people of the state vote to ban it, it's not one man's place to overrule it. That's how the country was built. Doesn't matter the issue. There is a democratic process that should be upheld or why have rules or a constitution?

 

Just what we need to do. Spend money on an election rather than filling pot holes in the street. No more elections until we ban stupidity.

T_O_B