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Achieving a goal by judicial fiat rather than by a popular groundswell of support, leading to 40 years of fighting over the issue.

Posted by Ender (aka Ender) Sep 10 '10, 10:04

I support gay marriage, but I'd rather it take another 10 years to do it through the legislatures than to have it done tomorrow and have to keep fighting about it for 40 years.

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Also, in your scenario, what are the courts supposed to do while these unconstitutional laws are being passed? - con_carne Sep 10, 10:50 2
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  - It's not like anyone *likes* seeing laws passed and then struck down. It results in an inefficiency that benefits few. -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 10:54
Minorities are just that because the public at large thinks there are better things to do than look out for their interest. - con_carne Sep 10, 10:37
Your IM is really easy for you to prefer as a hetero. - ty97 Sep 10, 10:11
This will basically always happen. Minority rights are never a priority for the majority. -- nm - Reagen Sep 10, 10:09 2
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  - Only til November. And then it's Linc Chafee time! -- nm - TFox Sep 10, 10:14
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but not all SC decisions remain controversial for that long, i.e. Brown V Board of Education -- nm - crash davis Sep 10, 10:06

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Achieving a goal by judicial fiat rather than by a popular groundswell of support, leading to 40 years of fighting over the issue.

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