Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
LGBT
In reply to the discussion: Elena Kagan says: [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)32. Even if it is only subject to intermediate scrutiny, there is no rational
reasoning for denying the right of same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage cannot be proved to have any detrimental effect on society. It is strictly a personal matter. The defenders of Proposition 8 tried to prove that same sex marriage could harm children, society, something or someone -- but they couldn't really produce any evidence to support their claims. So even if an intermediate scrutiny or a rational basis test were applied, I think that same sex marriage would have to be permitted.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
56 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Your right to privacy cannot be infringed upon. Negative right, not positive.
WingDinger
Jun 2012
#25
That's true, but the elephant in the room here is that reason and logic are not primary
Zorra
Jun 2012
#54
We covered Loving in my Business Law class for my MBA, and that's fairly recent.
Creideiki
Jun 2012
#56
I'm so glad we have you here to remind us that we don't deserve equal rights.
Creideiki
Jun 2012
#44