Open house

Posted on June 28, 2015 by KG

flight simulator

From Justice Samuel Alito’s superb dissenting judgement:

 

‘..At present, no one—including social scientists, philosophers, and historians—can predict with any certainty what the long-term ramifications of widespread acceptance of same-sex marriage will be. And judges are certainly not equipped to make such an assessment. The Members of this Court have the authority and the responsibility to interpret and apply the Constitution. Thus, if the Constitution contained a provision guaranteeing the right to marry a person of the same sex, it would be our duty to enforce that right. But the Constitution simply does not speak to the issue of same-sex marriage. In our system of government, ultimate sovereignty rests with the people, and the people have the right to control their own destiny. Any change on a question so fundamental should be made by the people through their elected officials.

and

Today’s decision usurps the constitutional right of the people to decide whether to keep or alter the traditional understanding of marriage. The decision will also have other important consequences.

It will be used to vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy. In the course of its opinion, the majority compares traditional marriage laws to laws that denied equal treatment for African-Americans and women. E.g., ante, at 11–13. The implications of this analogy will be exploited by those who are determined to stamp out every vestige of dissent.

Today’s decision will also have a fundamental effect on this Court and its ability to uphold the rule of law. If a bare majority of Justices [5 for vs 4 against] can invent a new right and impose that right on the rest of the country, the only real limit on what future majorities will be able to do is their own sense of what those with political power and cultural influence are willing to tolerate.

Even enthusiastic supporters of same-sex marriage should worry about the scope of the power that today’s majority claims.

Most Americans—understandably—will cheer or lament today’s decision because of their views on the issue of same-sex marriage. But all Americans, whatever their thinking on that issue, should worry about what the majority’s claim of power portends…’

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52 Responses to Open house

  1. MIchael in Nelson says:
    June 28, 2015 at 07:35

    Islamists wanting special treatment again…

    http://nypost.com/2015/06/26/hundreds-of-cabbies-ticketed-while-praying-in-mosque/

    So which is it, the first time or the third or fourth this month? If it was on a Friday that would be every Friday this month, so the cops are being consistent and not targeting them specifically because it is Ramadan.

  3. Darin says:
    June 28, 2015 at 10:25

    Allen West-“Why the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage could lead to civil war”

    http://allenbwest.com/2015/06/why-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-gay-marriage-could-lead-to-civil-war/

    • KG says:
      June 28, 2015 at 11:20

      From your link:
      “..The SCOTUS decision on same-sex marriage is not about the issue itself — it is about individual religious freedom and the imposition of the State’s will against faith. After all, it is the original reason why the Pilgrims fled England. And since there is no place for men and women of faith to retreat — they will make a stand.”

      I’m a huge admirer of Allen West, and I’m praying that he’s right about this.
      (No wonder the ratbastard GOP stabbed him in the back……)

      • Darin says:
        June 28, 2015 at 16:57

        Yep,and despite winning it’s only made the fudge packer left more rabid.
        After this last week any consideration I had for blacks,democrats and queers is long gone and will not return.You asked for it a–holes,now here it comes :evil:

  4. Darin says:
    June 28, 2015 at 10:36

    New Black Panthers want to blow up white people again-

    http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/06/new-black-panther-party-calls-mass-killing-white-people-bombs/

    Of course they didn’t think that through,as there won’t be any left once we go on a Panther hunt :twisted:

  5. KG says:
    June 28, 2015 at 11:54

    ‘Hundreds Rally for ‘Confederate Pride’ Parade Displaying Rebel Battle Flag
    On pick-up trucks, choppers, t-shirts and even inked onto demonstrators’ skin, the distinctive flag was repeated hundreds of times alongside combative slogans like ‘try burning this, asshole’ and ‘come and take it’.

    http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/27/hundreds-rally-for-confederate-pride-parade-displaying-rebel-battle-flag/

  6. MIchael in Nelson says:
    June 28, 2015 at 16:47

    From one of the smart people at CNN:

    http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/27/cnn-mistakes-sex-toy-flag-for-isis-flag-at-london-pride-parade-video/

    KG, you really nee a LAMO emoji (preferably with the ass falling off).

  7. KG says:
    June 28, 2015 at 20:02

    Hmm….I just started watching “Lincoln”, Speilberg’s movie. Within 5 minutes I could smell bullshit and leftist propaganda.
    One for the garbage bin.

  8. Pascal says:
    June 29, 2015 at 06:55

    Hot. What we all long suspected has come to light.

    “The United States supported the secret supply of weapons to Libyan rebels while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State according to federal court documents obtained by Fox News.” — Exclusive: The Arming of Benghazi

    And buried down in the story was that half of those arms went to Syrian rebels (the initiation of IS).
    “When this equipment landed in Libya, half went one way, and the half went the other way,” Turi said, emphasizing that poor oversight, allowed individuals hostile to the United States to get arms. “The half that went the other way is the half that ended up in Syria.”

    • Darin says:
      June 29, 2015 at 07:40

      It would be a surprise if it were only half,and I still say Ambassador Stevens was killed because he found out as much.

      • Pascal says:
        June 29, 2015 at 07:59

        That too was part of the suspicions I heard from the first. You were probably one of them.

        I wonder if any sources and reporters had released this in a timely manner would have suffered a Putin-style “accident.” As it stands, I hope Mss Herridge and Browne have food tasters.

        • Darin says:
          June 29, 2015 at 08:15

          I think Hillary and Huma need to have a “cia spa day” at GITMO,a little waterboarding might jog their memories.

  9. Darin says:
    June 29, 2015 at 07:31

    The law of unintended consequences may bite the libs in the ass again-

    http://bearingarms.com/scotus-ruling-sex-marriage-mandates-nationwide-concealed-carry-reciprocity/

    • Grog says:
      June 29, 2015 at 09:36

      Interesting, if Bob Owens decides to test this and is successful, that will be a good benchmark. The problem, however, is that CC permits are a violation of 2A, since CC is a Privilege, and permits reduce the 2A Right to permission.

    • KG says:
      June 29, 2015 at 10:20

      It’s true enough, Grog. (We lived within a few k’s of there for a while).
      But it’s absolutely normal, no big deal at all. This has been blown up out of all proportion.
      Sooner or later the predators move in and clean most of ’em up.

  12. Darin says:
    June 29, 2015 at 15:20

    Guardian: Motives of Muslim who beheaded man “remain unclear”

    http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/06/guardian-motives-of-muslim-who-beheaded-man-remain-unclear

    http://falfn.com/CrusaderRabbit/wp-content/plugins/wp-monalisa/icons/wpml_wacko.gif

    • KG says:
      June 29, 2015 at 15:28

      Unreal! We need a few of these contortionists to have their heads removed with a rusty knife before they’ll get the effing message. :evil:

  13. Darin says:
    June 29, 2015 at 15:26

    If drawing cartoons is enough to set them off,wonder what granting gay marriage rights will do?
    http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/06/islamic-state-marks-gay-marriage-ruling-by-throwing-4-gay-men-off-a-roof

    • KG says:
      June 29, 2015 at 15:32

      Speaking of contortionists…lefty heads must explode when they try to reconcile their support for the enemies of the West with the hatred those enemies have for homosexuals.
      Nah, they’re immune to facts. The bodies hanging from cranes in Tehran are apparently Halloween decorations.

  14. MIchael in Nelson says:
    June 29, 2015 at 17:55

    Anyone care to explain to me why this news about China’s economy isn’t being shouted on each and every newscast?

    http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/06/28/world-view-global-financial-crisis-greece-china-puerto-rico-teetering-on-the-brink/

    Seems everyone is so focused on insignificant Greece that the rest has been swept under the carpet.

  16. Grog says:
    June 30, 2015 at 00:17

    KG, please delete the two comment post, I submitted twice, my mistake. http://falfn.com/CrusaderRabbit/wp-content/plugins/wp-monalisa/icons/wpml_wacko.gif

  17. Darin says:
    June 30, 2015 at 02:55

    Anti-gun Brady center loses lawsuit against online ammo dealer,judge orders them to pay legal fees-

    http://freebeacon.com/issues/federal-judge-orders-brady-center-to-pay-ammo-dealers-legal-fees-after-dismissing-lawsuit/

    http://falfn.com/CrusaderRabbit/wp-content/plugins/wp-monalisa/icons/wpml_yahoo.gif

    • KG says:
      June 30, 2015 at 08:30

      Pity they couldn’t “strike down” the bureauscum as well.

      • Darin says:
        June 30, 2015 at 14:12

        Seems when Obama said “utility prices would necessarily have to rise” he didn’t count on people “necessarily getting pissed off about it” :mrgreen:

    • KG says:
      June 30, 2015 at 14:58

      The gay homosexual “rights” agenda was always about the war on Christianity as much (or more) than anything else.
      The dumb mincing tools who have climbed aboard the bandwagon will hopefully pay a high price for their selfish stupidity. :evil: