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black people, hispanics, women, or gays.

Cite the law and the part of the Constitution that is violated.

Marriage is not a right in the Constitution, so that does not qualify.

2006-11-28 15:07:29 · 4 answers · asked by GOPneedsarealconservative 4 in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

As I stated, marriage is not a right in the Constitution. The courts do not have the authority to make a law. They are unelected and unaccountable. Those judges, along with many others, should be impeached.

We as a society do not understand how our legislature and judicial branches work. So sad.

2006-11-28 15:46:06 · update #1

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There aren't any. Your implicit point is correct.

2006-11-28 15:38:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

I'm not sure why you ask about the civil rights of blacks and hispanics (the Civil Rights Act of 1964 corrected that problem) or women (though the ERA never has been passed.) But I can answer that your conclusion about marriage is wrong. The Fourteenth Amendment was cited in the USSC decision of 1967 (Loving vs. Virginia) declaring that marriage is a basic civil right of man. That makes marriage a constitutional right per the top court in our country. Though this court case was for an anti-miscegenation suit, it was in language general enough for many to believe it will be a main point when the question of same-sex marriage eventually reaches the USSC. I've copied the following from Wiki for your enlightenment, but it can be found at many web sites:

Quote from the decision:
"Marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man," fundamental to our very existence and survival.... To deny this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the racial classifications embodied in these statutes, classifications so directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment..."

Future Implications:
Some believe that the Loving ruling will eventually aid the marriage equality movement for same-sex partnerships, if they allow the Equal Protection Clause to be used.
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Edit: Apparently, you don't understand the power of the Supreme Court. Perhaps it is you who needs to do a little studying. What on earth could they have been impeached over? They did their job, which was interpreting the Constitution on the matter of miscegenation. They ruled marriage as a civil right, which did not MAKE law - try and understand the difference here -but rather nullified every anti-miscegenation law on the books of every state, making those laws unenforceable. They are also free to do the same as far as same-sex marriage goes, and nullify every DOMA based law in every state that voted on the civil rights of their own citizens.

2006-11-28 23:39:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

The right to a fair trial, the militray comissions act or whatever its called.

2006-11-28 23:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Hex Vision 7 · 1 1

All people are supposed to be guaranteed the same rights.

And right now, all people are losing those very same rights.

2006-11-28 23:18:59 · answer #4 · answered by This Is Not Honor 4 · 1 1

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