tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21572303.post3880891959926607860..comments2023-10-29T07:11:13.921-07:00Comments on The Rational Feast: Counter Arguments Due Today, continuedTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139711818373541945noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21572303.post-22140887851921758792008-07-12T18:14:00.000-07:002008-07-12T18:14:00.000-07:00"And in 1948, when Sharp v. Perez came down (the C..."And in 1948, when Sharp v. Perez came down (the California Supreme Court ruling that invalidated miscegenation laws), 96% of America didn't think interracial relationships should be considered valid.<BR/><BR/>Not invalid enough to amend the constitution to outlaw interracial marriage, apparently."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps people realized, once those marriages began, that it wasn't such a big deal, after all.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139711818373541945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21572303.post-16572382210732587552008-07-12T16:54:00.000-07:002008-07-12T16:54:00.000-07:00And in 1948, when Sharp v. Perez came down (the Ca...<I>And in 1948, when Sharp v. Perez came down (the California Supreme Court ruling that invalidated miscegenation laws), 96% of America didn't think interracial relationships should be considered valid.<BR/></I><BR/>Not invalid enough to amend the constitution to outlaw interracial marriage, apparently.<BR/><BR/><I>The courts are there, in part, to protect minorities from the tyranny of the majority.</I><BR/>Only if it coincides with the constitution.<BR/><BR/>And constitutions can be amended, for better or for worse.Michael Ejercitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707862691472293497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21572303.post-1610192295671132342008-07-12T15:50:00.000-07:002008-07-12T15:50:00.000-07:00Michael -"The only reason same gender couples face...Michael -<BR/><BR/>"The only reason same gender couples face the continual threat of invalidity is because most of American society do not think of same gender relationships as valid."<BR/><BR/><BR/>And in 1948, when Sharp v. Perez came down (the California Supreme Court ruling that invalidated miscegenation laws), 96% of America didn't think interracial relationships should be considered valid.<BR/><BR/>The courts are there, in part, to protect minorities from the tyranny of the majority.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139711818373541945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21572303.post-31262036562220199902008-07-12T13:46:00.000-07:002008-07-12T13:46:00.000-07:00My response to the "money quote"The Supreme Court ...My response to the "money quote"<BR/><BR/>The Supreme Court is supposed to uphold the state constitution.<BR/><BR/>The state constitution gives voters the power to amend it through the amendment procedure, as voters in other states have done.<BR/><BR/>The only reason same gender couples face the continual threat of invalidity is because most of American society do not think of same gender relationships as valid. <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, stunts like trying to remove Proposition 8 from the ballot will only cause people do dig in their heels in their beliefs about same gender couples. You can not make people accept your couplings by acting as though their opinion should not count at all.Michael Ejercitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707862691472293497noreply@blogger.com