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Originally Posted by dr wadd
What you actually mean is, "how dare the courts interfere with my bigotry." I don`t think it is a case of the courts being out of touch with the people. The average man on the street bases their opinion on rhetoric force-fed to them by the media and religion. The court bases its opinion on a careful examination of the facts in hand. If you want to describe it as being "out of touch" that is your right, but personally I see that as a good thing if that means being "out of touch" with spoon-fed opinions.
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If the majority of the people voted to amend the State Constitution, then clearly the courts are out-of-touch with reality. The courts are there to interpret the law, not make the law. We have a clear division of powers in the United States and Canada.