The democratic process takes another hit
“The Supreme Court has stripped all Americans of our freedom to debate and decide marriage policy through the democratic process. The freedom to democratically address the most pressing social issues of the day is the heart of liberty. The court took that freedom from the people and overrode the considered judgment of tens of millions of Americans who recently reaffirmed marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The court cast aside the understanding of marriage’s nature and purpose that diverse cultures and faiths across the globe have embraced for millennia.”
~Jim Campbell, Alliance Defending Freedom.
That quote reminds me of another good one:
“. . . a decent appreciation of democracy, human history, and the fallibility of the individual means that nine glorified lawyers shouldn’t be the ones who make the change. Nor should they be in a position where they might make it.”
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/03/the-reducio-ad-absurdum-of-american-constitutional-jurisprudence.php
Agreed.