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(13) Mon May 19 10:04:07 California Decision: I received an email from Senator John Cornyn today affirming his stance on a constitutional amendment upholding marriage between a man and a woman as the only valid marriage in the U.S. Here's my response:
I support your position on same-sex marriage. Democratically crafted laws don’t seem to be robust enough, unfortunately, to defend against the judicial culture of usurping power from democratic institutions in order to force their view of justice on the people and all the other branches of government. Unfortunately the only recourse now is a constitutional amendment. I wish it weren’t necessary, but there it is.
I am all for states (like Hawaii and Vermont) democratically crafting laws allowing Same-Sex marriage. I don't think those laws are in the best interest of children, of course, but there is a pattern whereby people can form laws to govern themselves. This judicial activism, however, usurps the power of the people and is a tool by which tiny tyrants; who see themselves a benevolent, assume power which doesn't belong to them.
Perhaps some might accuse me of selective protestation; but I would also oppose a justice banning all abortion based on a supposed constitutional right to life. The framers of the constitution never said anything about abortion, and they definitely didn't say anything about even heterosexual marriage.
