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LGBT News HRC amicus curiae brief to SCOTUS is taking names

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  1. AlamoCity

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    The Human Rights Campaign will be filing an amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court brief) in the upcoming April cases where the justices of the Supreme Court will decide on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. HRC is asking people to sign the brief and perhaps have their names added in some form to the brief.

    NOTE: There's a big likelihood this will become a public document, so you're forewarned. Must be a US citizen/legal resident and 18 or older.

    The People's Brief

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    Here's an article in USA Today about it.

    Supreme Court to hear from thousands on gay marriage

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    Public invited to sign gay marriage legal brief - News Sentinel Story
     
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    Signed and bookmarked.
     
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    If I was just one year older... oh well.
     
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    Even if I was 18, I would not sign it. I believe that public opinion should have no weight in a courtroom, and I know that public opinion can not change the constitutionality of same sex marriage.
     
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    It can when it comes to state constitutions. The state of Ohio has a ban on the books because voters put it into effect.
     
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    I'm proud to have signed the amicus brief. Honestly, I'd like it to be public record, let the whole world know that I'm on the right side of history.
     
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    Wish I could sign this.
     
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    I'm a Canadian so I'm out :frowning2:
     
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    Signed.

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    personally I can't wait to hear what Antonin Scalia has to say about this case and what Clerance Thomas does while he sits in silence and agrees with Scalia.
     
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    The voters amended the constitution in ohio, the Supreme Court however cannot do that.
     
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    This would be lovely to see in the next 2 years.
     
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    The same holds true for the State of Michigan. (Where I work)
     
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    The thing about "constitutionality" is that most constitutional interpretations by jurists tend to favor a more "living document" kind of interpretation since the constitution is usually very terse and general, unlike Texas where almost everything requires a constitutional amendment (seriously, ours has over 400 amendments due to the restrictive nature of the document, unlike the US constitution). Over time, rights have expanded both due to novel developments that require constitutional protection and because of "evolving standards of decency." While the former can simply mean applying the 4th amendment to cell phones, the latter is usually a more nuanced extension of a right that is not explicitly implied. For example, in 2005 SCOTUS prohibited the execution of persons who were under 18 at the time of the offense by extending the Eight Amendment's "cruel and unusual" punishments exclusion to the execution of people who were minors at the time of the crime.

    To say justices don't take in cues from society and the way that it's heading in at least some of the cases would be a mistake, in my opinion. They oftentimes allow the cauldrons of democracy, the elected officials and legislatures, tinker with how best to proceed in social matters and usually give them deference. That, in itself, is a sign that the justices often believe in letting "the people" (aka popular opinion) start the process.

    But, anyways, when it comes to the filing of amici curiae briefs, almost everyone and their mother file one. Might as well sign one, too :lol:.
     
    #14 AlamoCity, Feb 10, 2015
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