http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/22/house.samesex.marriage.ap/index.html
How could a vote like this have happened? Are our representatives truly so unschooled in constitutional law? Congress does not have the power to do this, and the courts are going to call bullshit.
Damn right! If this sort of thing can happen then what else can? The constitution will no longer mean a thing if the courts cannot review legislation that passes the congress.
Of course this is assuming the courts don't just rule this vote unconstitutional, which they almost certainly will. I can’t imagine that the courts want the congress telling them what laws they do and don't have jurisdiction over. How will the Supreme Court feel about this? After they went through the trouble of appointing Bush instead of letting the people elect Gore, he backs a measure that strips them of jurisdiction!
So how about it people? Is the gay marriage issue so important that we aught to amend, or barring that, ignore the constitution over it?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican-led House voted Thursday to prevent federal courts from ordering states to recognize same-sex marriages sanctioned by other states.
"We face no less than a sign on the courthouse door: 'You may not defend your constitutional rights in this court. You may not see equal protection here,"' said Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, the House's lone declared lesbian.
How could a vote like this have happened? Are our representatives truly so unschooled in constitutional law? Congress does not have the power to do this, and the courts are going to call bullshit.
Some Republicans also cited their desire to avoid setting a precedent that could used by a Congress controlled by Democrats to satisfy their allies or by lawmakers who wanted to shield future unconstitutional legislation from federal court review.
Damn right! If this sort of thing can happen then what else can? The constitution will no longer mean a thing if the courts cannot review legislation that passes the congress.
Of course this is assuming the courts don't just rule this vote unconstitutional, which they almost certainly will. I can’t imagine that the courts want the congress telling them what laws they do and don't have jurisdiction over. How will the Supreme Court feel about this? After they went through the trouble of appointing Bush instead of letting the people elect Gore, he backs a measure that strips them of jurisdiction!
So how about it people? Is the gay marriage issue so important that we aught to amend, or barring that, ignore the constitution over it?
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