Saturday, June 22, 2013

Preemptive Strike: Conservatives Vow To Defy Supreme Court If It Rules For Marriage Equality


http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/06/21/2193521/preemptive-strike-conservatives-vow-to-defy-supreme-court-if-it-rules-in-favor-of-marriage-equality/


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ironic how they stacked the SCOTUS in their favor but when they don't vote in teir favor they openly defy and state their opposition will be real, like one term Pres., they need to think how those things worked out for 'em.
Drawing what they called a line “we cannot and will not cross,” more than 200 conservative activists released a letter Thursday vowing to ignore any U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality for same-sex   couples. The signers include prominent anti-LGBT activists and major figures from the national conservative movement.
Circulated by Liberty Counsel Action chairman Mat Staver and Common Good Alliance chairman Deacon Keith Fournier, under the banner of the equally ironically named Freedom Federation, the statement bore the title, “We Stand in Solidarity to Defend Marriage and the Family and Society Founded Upon Them.” After arguing that same-sex marriage goes against “natural moral law,” the signers claim that the Supreme Court has “no authority to redefine marriage,” writing:
As the Supreme Court acknowledged in the 1992 decision of Planned Parenthood v. Caseyits power rests solely upon the legitimacy of its decisions in the eyes of the people. If the Supreme Court were to issue a decision that redefined marriage or provided a precedent on which to build an argument to redefine marriage, the Supreme Court will thereby undermine its legitimacy. The Court will significantly decrease its credibility and impair the role it has assumed for itself as a moral authority. It will be acting beyond its proper constitutional role and contrary to the Natural Moral Law which transcends religions, culture, and time.
once again the republicans defying the gov't, would be great politically if it were a relevant issue and not one born of bigotry, if they want to point to the Bible they need to be polygraphed and asked one question, "do you follow at least half of the Ten Commandments?"
Despite these claims, the provisions of the U.S. Constitution grant the high court judicial power in “all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution,” and the 14th Amendmentguarantees “equal protection of the laws” for all persons.
Worse, the letter ends with a clear threat that conservatives will refuse to comply with any court ruling in support of marriage equality: “[M]ake no mistake about our resolve. While there are many things we can endure, redefining marriage is so fundamental to the natural order and the true common good that this is the line we must draw and one we cannot and will not cross.”
they can't do that one thing but thelist of can do racist crap they can goes as many as you can name and forgotten, hypocrite central.