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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.

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JUSTICE ALITO: Gay Marriage Is 'Newer Than Cell Phones Or The Internet' [View all] 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