martybegan
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The courts exist so that minorities can overcome the power of majorities. It's that whole "checks and balances" thing you republicans aren't so fond of.Indeed. That's why laws are changed - when they prove burdensome or wrong-headed or downright sinful or evil.Just because you believe something does not give you the right to violate the law.The courts have not created any laws. They exist as a check and balance to unconstitutional practices. Bigotry and discrimination have been shown to be unconstitutional.As a co-equal branch of government, for interpreting law, not creating new law, and that is what the courts have recently being doing.
I never understand the left's love of being ruled by 5 of 9 un-elected lawyers, but I guess it appeals to their love of oligarchy.
If it the acts are done by government. and even if something is constitutional, it doesn't make it right, or do you agree that Citizen's United, being constitutional, is right?
And forcing someone to choose their religion or their livelihood doesn't seem constitutional to me.
The courts exist to settle disputes between two parties, nothing more. The use of courts to expand law is something you progressives came up with.
All minority protections that were properly passed always started with the majority agreeing to them via some form of vote. The Bill of rights didn't spring into existence, it was voted on. Your side seems to want to skip this step, and expand it to not just limiting government to what it can do, but to force people to accept your moral code.
You have become the new Moral Majority. You use the same tactics they did, you have the same smug sense of moral superiority, and hopefully you will fail and fade away, just like they did.