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4. Iulie 2009, 22:09:54

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(V): "As for gay marriage... quite frankly.. only about 52% voted to ban it.. hardly a clear majority is it. That is why judges do have the right I feel to contest Proposition 8. If the majority was very clear then ok.. but then again.. some of which the ban is based on is based on incorrect interpretation of Biblical scripture."

Under this form of logic, if 52% have voted in favor, then judges would have the right to overturn the vote because, in your words, it "wasn't very clear."

52% wasn't the final outcome. It was higher than that. In some counties as high as 76%. Either way, it represented just under a million voter HIGHER that were opposed to the measure.

A majority is a majority. It's not a consensus for sure; it's not a strong showing for sure; but, it's the majority. And when the majority speak, the courts should back off. They do not make policy. That is NOT the job of the courts.