tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post116464509889794462..comments2023-10-19T04:46:10.308-05:00Comments on Griper Blade: Hate the Judiciary, Hate DemocracyWiscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12013881728915462943noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post-1164720366541179732006-11-28T07:26:00.000-06:002006-11-28T07:26:00.000-06:00That's the point: the New Jersey courts didn't sp...That's the point: the New Jersey courts <I>didn't</I> spell out who could marry whom. That's what the law attempted to do. The New Jesery courts explicitly reminded the people of New Jersey that equal but separate is still inherently unequal, and that you can't deny the right to marriage to some while allowing it for others. The court didn't make law, they struck down a bad law that tried to institutionalize discriminatory behavior.<BR/><BR/><I>“Although we cannot find that a fundamental right to same-sex marriage exists in this state, the unequal dispensation of rights and benefits to committed same-sex partners can no longer be tolerated under our state Constitution."</I> That was the majority opinion of the court.<BR/><BR/>If you think a court that defines equality as something that must be applied to everyone is an example of a court attempting to create law, then you are in dire need of education in the legal history of our nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post-1164646539951245902006-11-27T10:55:00.000-06:002006-11-27T10:55:00.000-06:00The courts no longer serve the people. Most victim...The courts no longer serve the people. Most victimless crimes "offenses" are upheld by the court, resulting in millions (over 2 million and rising) incarcerations. Not everyone is guilty of a bona-fide crime.<BR/><BR/>In the rare cases (exceedinly rare) where jury nullification is permitted, the "due process of law" is actually served.<BR/><BR/>The courts however, have no business interfering in the rights of the people, dictating who can marry whom. This is not the purview of the court.<BR/><BR/>Courst exist to uphold law, and the standard of law should not be overlooked. You totally jumped off the deep end assuming quite erroneously that the courts prevent lynch mobs and gang rapes.<BR/><BR/>It is not the business of the court to "create law" as you suppose, not at all. It is the business of the court to uphold "the law". There is huge, decided difference.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately today, as I've already pointed out, the courts are used to create law, something that it appears you support. <BR/><BR/>Fooey on you. The only moron standing in the room is you. I have no clue who Kincaid is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com