Comments on: “A victory for LGBT rights” – but a trashing of separation of powers

By: FB

FB — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:00:11 +0000

Court’s latest line of “religious liberty” cases has largely pitted conservative religious groups

By: FB

FB — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:34:58 +0000

Richard Saunders, People put on those black robes, they have absolute power, and we all know what that does. Justice Anthony Kennedy....His Sacramento Roots Gorsuch, Conservative Favorite Appointed by Trump Justice Brett Kavanaugh

Even Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s dissent, which I read as consistent with his judicial philosophy but in fact reluctant, congratulates the L.G.B.T.Q. community on its triumph, but says he wishes it had been accomplished through legislation rather than a judicial decision.

By: FB

FB — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:24:54 +0000

social justice, or tikkun olam,

By: FB

FB — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:07:32 +0000

“Two things are infinite. The universe and human stupidity and I am not sure about the universe.”

~ Albert Einstein

By: Richard Saunders

Richard Saunders — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:01:14 +0000

Anybody who has spent time in a courtroom will tell you that judges do what they want to do, then figure out the legal justification — sometimes strong, sometimes weak, sometimes just gibberish — for doing it. People put on those black robes, they have absolute power, and we all know what that does.

The Constitution of the New United States will provide that any ultra vires decision of the Supreme Court can be overridden by a 2/3rds vote of Congress and signature of the President.

By: Bud Norton

Bud Norton — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:55:52 +0000

From not just this decision but others as well, Gorsuch’s brand of textualism reminds me of the wish-granting monkey’s paw in the story — if you don’t choose your words carefully, they will have unforeseen and ironic consequences. It’s also known as “the literal Genie” trope in screenwriting. “I wish I never had to worry about money again,” then, blam, you’re crushed by a boulder.

By: Dnaxy

Dnaxy — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 04:35:34 +0000

If you read the SCOTUS opinions at Scotusblog you will find that Congress had the opportunity to amend the Civil Rights Act Title VII about eight times,IIRC, and to add these new LGBTQ rights, if it so desired. I.e. sundry proposed legislation came up since 1965 that invited changes and amendments to this Act, but Congress did not act. So, unless we think that Congress forgot what was in the Act or was lazy or stupid, we have to conclude that Congress did not intend —at these earlier times—to have the added LGBTQ rights in the law. Maybe Congress’s imagination was better than the Court? As Scalia said: The Court’s job is to find how an ordinary person at the time of passage of the bill, using the plain meaning of the text, would understand its meaning.

There could be some good reasons to allow an employer to sometimes fire a trans person. Supposing the T person came to work every week identifying as a different sex. One week she sported a huge colorful red boa scarf and a huge sombrero hat. The next he came as a Hells Angel in leathers and chains.

Such behavior could easily cause such distraction in the workplace that productivity would suffer. It could easily be a termination-of-work problem if the employee refused to change.

By: om

om — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 04:24:57 +0000

FB:

Your understanding of the United States of America shows itself again. Bless you heart.

By: FB

FB — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 03:42:22 +0000

The Supreme Court of united State of America unaccepted and fast action raises an eyebrow & very surprising.

With all the chaos, the demonstrations and killings that spread across US cites, demanding human quality and respect for human race which The Supreme Court should have words, The Supreme Court kept silent till now?

By: Geoffrey Britain

Geoffrey Britain — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 03:20:16 +0000

“When I mention the importance of process to friends, they don’t seem to know or to understand what I’m talking about or why anyone would consider such a thing important. And these are not unintelligent or uneducated people.

But lawyers and judges know.”

Indeed and because the S.C. justices not only know but are charged with upholding the very fundamentals of the Constitution, they have revealed their utter unfitness for their office. Of the 9 justices, 6 are unfit.

And tragically, they are a direct reflection of the majority within our society. Once again it is demonstrated that humanity is, in the aggregate incapable of wise self-governance. No wonder corruption and tyranny is the historical norm.