LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

Saviolo

(3,321 posts) Wed Mar 27, 2013, 04:47 PM Mar 2013

JUSTICE ALITO: Gay Marriage Is 'Newer Than Cell Phones Or The Internet'

This makes me want to say a lot of things, but really, I'm speechless. From a Supreme Court Justice. You want to talk about people being out of touch with the common person. Judges who believe that the battle for gay marriage is newer than cell phones? Politicians that believe that they're so hard done by because after expenses and taxes, they only have $400k to feed their family, while the average Joe family gets by on 1/10 of that?

http://www.businessinsider.com/alito-gay-marriage-cell-phones-internet-supreme-court-prop-8-oral-arguments-2013-3

There's lots I want to say, but I'm struck dumb by a wave of futility. If the people holding the reins have no basic understanding of the situation beneath them, if it is -so far below their notice or concern-, what in the world are we to do? All the protest in the world isn't going to open their eyes and show them what's actually happening among the peasants.

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JUSTICE ALITO: Gay Marriage Is 'Newer Than Cell Phones Or The Internet' (Original Post) Saviolo Mar 2013 OP

There's another idiot dumber than a rock, Autumn Mar 2013 #1

even pondering the alleged novelty suggests he's fomulating policy, i.e., legislating from the bench unblock Mar 2013 #2

The ignorance of those who wear the robes Smilo Mar 2013 #3

Gay marriage is essentially as old as man himself. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #4

Sounds about right for a Bu$h-appointed judge, sadly Blue Owl Mar 2013 #5

Autumn

(47,069 posts)

1. There's another idiot dumber than a rock,

Reply to Saviolo (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 04:57 PM

Mar 2013

this supreme court needs to be addressed. These asses should not serve for life and should be term limited. Then we could get more intelligent people serving.

unblock

(54,416 posts)

2. even pondering the alleged novelty suggests he's fomulating policy, i.e., legislating from the bench

Reply to Saviolo (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 05:07 PM

Mar 2013

should the supreme court have fretted in the immediate aftermath of the civil war about the novelty of black freedom (which also wasn't truly a novelty as the were free blacks, just not many in the slave states)?

fact of the matter is, gay committed coupling is very old, way older than our modern concept of romance.

in any event, bigotry is wrong, and worrying about the "novelty" of it is really the same thing as rationalizing the perpetuation of bigotry on the grounds of tradition. just the other side of the coin.

Smilo

(1,950 posts)

3. The ignorance of those who wear the robes

Reply to Saviolo (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 05:09 PM

Mar 2013

is just astounding and contemptible.

The wanton ignorance of those that are elected is unforgivable, deplorable and rewarded - not only is this wrong and sad, but seems to be the accepted way to get things done.

Gravitycollapse

(8,155 posts)

4. Gay marriage is essentially as old as man himself.

Reply to Saviolo (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 05:47 PM

Mar 2013

Blue Owl

(55,128 posts)

5. Sounds about right for a Bu$h-appointed judge, sadly

Reply to Saviolo (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:47 PM

Mar 2013

n/t

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