The right's dangerous legal argument

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The right's dangerous legal argument
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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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Registered: 03-12-2009
Tue, 03-24-2009 - 2:05pm

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"?


Chrissy
 
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Tue, 03-24-2009 - 2:07pm

>>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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Registered: 01-24-2009
Tue, 03-24-2009 - 2:15pm

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Tue, 03-24-2009 - 2:24pm

<<This is after all a democracy.

Chrissy
 
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Tue, 03-24-2009 - 2:50pm
If "the people" want to ammend the constitution in regards to the gun rights, then yes, I will consider it democracy at work.

 


 


 


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Tue, 03-24-2009 - 2:56pm

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Registered: 12-07-2006
Tue, 03-24-2009 - 3:14pm

>>The constitution was written to protect the rights of the minority.


Where does this come from?

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Registered: 01-22-2009
Tue, 03-24-2009 - 3:15pm
Yes, that was exactly my expression when I wrote that post. Let's move on.

Kate


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Wed, 03-25-2009 - 10:49am

This thread is now open for posting. However, we do ask that everyone stick to debating the original topic and move forward. If someone expresses a POV that is offensive to you but is not a TOS violation, it is best to place that individual on ignore rather than jeopardizing your membership by responding. The bottom line is that each individual is held accountable for the content of their own posts.


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Thu, 03-26-2009 - 1:09am
Forget what?

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