Re: Where is everyone?

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 03:45:54 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Packman said...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Duncan J Macdonald  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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> >I'm thinking that the central states are just a tad _too_ 
> >conservative.
> 
> (assuming you are referring to the US)

Yup.

> Yes, there are going to be many states that will be at
> odds with the Mass. court. It seems inevitable that this
> issue will find itself in the Supreme Court if not also in a
> constitutional amendment. 

I would expect the court case to go first.

> As much as the makeup of the court
> is highly flawed, 

Yeah, too many wishy-washy liberals.

> I think they have very firm constitutional
> footing to sustain the Mass. case via full faith and credit
> to other states. Considering the general state of idiocy in
> this country, I don't have such a sanguine view about the
> impossibility of a homophobic amendment passing.

While Prohibition, as an example, made it through, I really don't 
think that another attempt to legislate morals at that level will 
work. There are sufficient levels of difficulty involved in the 
process of amendment.


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Duncan J Macdonald
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