The right's dangerous legal argument
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The right's dangerous legal argument
| Thu, 03-05-2009 - 9:46pm |
Appearing for the supporters of Prop 8, Kenneth Starr, the former Whitewater prosecutor, said the people hold the right to modify the state constitution by adding or subtracting protections for civil rights.
Court appears ready to uphold Prop. 8
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Just curious...does your belief that our laws and rights should be decided by "the people" also extend to gun rights? Do you support gun bans that have been passed by "the people"?
>>Actually...as seems very clear in my comment...I was saying that civil unions would provide gays to the "equal access to civic institutions" that you said they wanted.<<
>>> Except that civil unions don't provide equal access to civic institutions.
Which ones?
>>Probably the same crowd who realized that they can't come up with a reasonable argument to refute it. <<
>>> Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
This is relevant how?
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<<This is after all a democracy.
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>>The constitution was written to protect the rights of the minority.
Where does this come from?
Kate
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