Antonin Scalia in Fed Up!, by Rick Perry


On Civil Rights: Fear the judicial imposition of homosexual marriage

In 2003, the Supreme Court heard the case of two homosexual men who had been arrested and convicted under a Texas law that prohibited the act of sodomy. Reversing its decision from 17 years earlier (upholding a Georgia ban), the Court found a right to homosexual sodomy. Justice Scalia explained in dissent:

"One of the benefits of leaving regulation of this matter to the people.is that the people, unlike judges, need not carry things to their logical conclusions. The people may feel that their disapprobation of homosexual conduct is strong enough to disallow homosexual marriage, but not strong enough to criminalize private homosexual acts--and may legislate accordingly. The Court today pretends that we need not fear judicial imposition of homosexual marriage. Do not believe it."

Was Justice Scalia correct? Of course he was. Consider that less than eight months later, the Massachusetts Supreme Court struck down that state's ban on homosexual marriage.

Source: Fed Up!, by Gov. Rick Perry, p.109-110 Nov 15, 2010

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