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

[DonViejo]

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. Casey, its 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.

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 Amendment guarantees “equal protection of the laws” for all persons.

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

[jberryhill]

1. Defy it how? By not marrying people of the same sex?

Ok.

I "defy" all kinds of things which are legal every day.

[mike_c]

2. pound sand, troglodytes....

eom

[mindwalker_i]

3. No, it's power rests solely in the rule of law

If rules are found to violate laws, such as equal protection, the "majority" of bigotted, navel-gazing retards can go to hell.

In addition, most people in the country support gay marriage so even by these peoples' twisted, phobic, and just plain wrong definition of legitimacy, the court would still be right.

Suck it, old men.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. If you don't want to get "gay married", don't get "gay married"

Otherwise, MYOB!

[TlalocW]

5. We, the undersigned, who refuse to marry gays

Will defy the Supreme Court by continuing to refuse to marry gays!!!

TlalocW

[okaawhatever]

6. Bullying? Really, is that all they've got left? If you don't rule in a way we agree, we've decided

you don't count anymore? Next up, they're going to take their toys and go home? Is this code for "We donated the shit tons of money it took to get the President elected to put you guys there, you owe us?"


Aren't they kind of defeating their own argument when the quote the 1992 decision, "its power rests solely upon the legitimacy of its decisions in the eyes of the people?" The "people" support gay marriage. It would seem that a vote against lgbt marriage would bring forth a question of their legitimacy.

[treestar]

7. The Court does get to interpret US law, though

And that includes defining a legal concept like "marriage." Their argument makes no sense, plus, how can they "defy" anything here? There's nothing they can do about it. Being control freaks, I guess they don't like that.