>>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/04/california.same.sex.ruling/index.html?hpt=T1
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>>>>>I wonder if someone could add up all the tax dollars that have been spent on this completely ridiculous issue.
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>>>>>Memo to all politicians: 2 consenting adults ...what part of that don't you understand?????????
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>>>>While I agree that the law is wrong, what I don't like is that a single judge can set aside what voters approved. What happened to democracy?
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>>>It has long been considered a function of the judiciary to protect against laws passed due to the popular hysteria of the times but that violate our constitutional rights.
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>>>One could argue the merits of this decision. But to say that the courts cannot strike down what the voters approve means that they could not strike down a voter approved law that says.......
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>>>"Marriage is defined as being between two people of the same race"
>>>"Marriage is defined as being between two people of the same religion"
>>>"Marriage is defined as being between two people of the same age"
>>>"Marriage is defined as being between two people of the same eye color"
>>>"Marriage is defined as being between two people with the same first name"
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>>But the problem is that it negates public votes. Why vote if because some majority doesn't like it it could be overturned? The majority ruled here, and the other half doesn't like it.
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What if 95% of the state's population voted for something that might be unconstitutional? Should it be overturned? The will of the people is far more weighty in my opinion and should be a major deciding factor.

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>Would you want the courts to strike down any (hopefully all) of the laws I mentioned? In all of these hypothetical and absurd conditions it would "negate public votes."
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>If the answer is Yes, then to say that the courts shouldn't strike down this particular law is inconsistent. Please note that I'm not at all discussing the merits of this particular law. Just the concept that the courts shouldn't overturn it because it is the expressed will of the people.