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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Jun 26, 2015 - 09:51am PT
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"I'm sick having to explain... Now that their legit, can we please start this new day from a platform of Truth?!!!! -Blu
You're friggin hilarious.
It seems every post of yours now reminds me of that Mark Twain caveat that it is better to keep silent... well, you know the one.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 26, 2015 - 09:51am PT
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Honk if you love gay geese!
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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Jun 26, 2015 - 09:51am PT
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if you don't like my opinions, don't f-ing read them
and also please refrain from adding your lame snide remarks.
I don't feel it necessary to add snide remarks to everyone of the many opinions I don't agree with, it has a way of alienating friends, which would be rather stupid.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 26, 2015 - 09:52am PT
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Geese mate for life...Why can't gays...? Because geese can fly of course.
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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Jun 26, 2015 - 09:54am PT
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Opining or not, I'd like to hear a well-articulated view of anyone who doesn't believe that gay marriage isn't consistent with the principles of the Constitution.
Marriage is supposed to be between a man and a woman, it says so right here in the Bible . . . Oops! sorry, you said constitution. I always get those two mixed up, damn!
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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Jun 26, 2015 - 09:58am PT
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As I noted upthread Ginsburg and Scalia are best friends AND she has a lot of respect for his opinions which in lawyer speak means she respects the way they are written.
This is just speculation
I doubt that she respects his decision on many issues
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jun 26, 2015 - 09:59am PT
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There's only one right side of history when it comes to some issues.
A lot of people fought to maintain slavery. Who ever thought that could be the right side of history?
A lot of people fought to deny women the right to vote. Who ever thought that could be the right side of history?
A lot of people fought to keep blacks from having the right to vote. Who ever thought that could be the right side of history?
A lot of people fought to keep segregation in place. Who ever thought that could be the right side of history?
History will look fondly on this day.
And yeah, WTF is wrong with the 4 knuckleheads that voted against this?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:00am PT
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This is just speculation
Un, no it isn't. Go read the LA Times article Mr KnowItAll.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:00am PT
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Reilly, I just can't wrap my head around the idea that the Constitution is so complex that the common person can't have a view of it and what it means to their own lives, and the lives of fellow Americans. That smacks of a world where some knowledge is considered beyond the comprehension of the masses, and best controlled by a supposedly 'enlightened' few.
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Norton
Social climber
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:00am PT
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I'm sick having to explain every time I publicly use the words Queer or Gay.
yeah Blu
I always call em "queers" too
gee, I just can't understand whats wrong with that either
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:03am PT
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I like to use hoto in bi-lingual company...
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Twain Harte
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:06am PT
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Scalia, in his own scathing dissent, complained that the majority opinion lacked "even a thin veneer of law." He quipped, "Who ever thought that intimacy and spirituality [whatever that means] were freedoms? And if intimacy is, one would think Freedom of Intimacy is abridged rather than expanded by marriage."
Sounds like a good argument for polyamory :)
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:08am PT
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God already has punishments laid out for gay marriage.
Men will have to deal with being married to someone who doesn't listen to them, and is dirty, smelly, and hairy.
And women will have to deal with being married to someone who nags, treats them like a child, and tries to change them.
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:08am PT
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Ginsburg Says Citizens United Was Supreme Court’s Worst Ruling
Charlotte Alter @charlottealter
Sept. 29, 2014
"I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be"
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says in a new interview that the Citizens United ruling paving the way for more unfettered campaign spending by corporations was the current court’s worst decision ever.
I guess you never bothered to look up what Ginsburg really thinks, just being friends does not equal respect for his decisions.
Should I add a snide remark, mister know it all? Lame, grow up
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:09am PT
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Apogee, I agree completely! As I said, most law is just legal job security.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:20am PT
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The "states rights" argument went down with the Civil War. It LOST. Get over it......or else fly the Confederate Flag at your house.
This is the United States of America. When Congress passes a law (and the Pres signs of course) regarding civli rights it applies to ALL states. We only get to pick and choose at the next election.
When the Supreme Court makes a ruling, it applies IMMEDIATELY to all citizens of all states unless stated otherwise in the ruling.
If you think gay marriage infringes on your civlil rights, try to find an attorney to represent you.
The Fourteenth Amendment, immediately after the Civil War makes it very clear:
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The Supreme Court can decide that same sex marriage is a right. And when they did, it applies to ALL states.
D'oh
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:29am PT
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Scalia's obviously losing his marbles.
Unfortunately he had few enough to begin with.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:30am PT
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Maybe this decision will be enough to get him (Scalia) to throw a clot and incapacitate him for good. That would truly be a great day for America.
"then states like CA and CO are in direct violation of Federal law."
OBVIOUS TROLL IS OBVIOUS
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 26, 2015 - 10:57am PT
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There's only one right side of history when it comes to some issues.
A lot of people fought to maintain slavery. Who ever thought that could be the right side of history?
A lot of people fought to deny women the right to vote. Who ever thought that could be the right side of history?
A lot of people fought to keep blacks from having the right to vote. Who ever thought that could be the right side of history?
A lot of people fought to keep segregation in place. Who ever thought that could be the right side of history?
You forgot one, Bruce: A lot of people fought to keep inter-racial marriage illegal. (Kind of an important thing for a few of us here on ST). How do those people look now?
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