Federal judge confused by the constitution?

Started by redbeard, February 14, 2014, 03:40:27 PM

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QuoteVirginia Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Confuses Declaration of Independence with Constitution

A federal judge struck down Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage today, an historic ruling with especial resonance on Valentine's Day. Except the history of the historic ruling isn't exactly up to par: Judge Arenda Wright Allen claimed the Constitution declares that "all men are created equal," which is, instead, the first line of the Declaration of Independence.

"Our Constitution declares that 'all men' are created equal. Surely this means all of us," Judge Allen wrote on the first page of her opinion. That line opens the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence and appears nowhere in the Constitution. The line, in which Thomas Jefferson, with signature flourish, borrowed the words of theorist John Locke: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/02/14/VA-Same-Sex-Marriage-Ruling-Confuses-Declaration-Of-Independence-With-Constitution
We're all toast! :cry: :cry: :cry:

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Quote from: redbeard on February 14, 2014, 03:40:27 PM
We're all toast! :cry: :cry: :cry:

Oliver Wendell Holmes she ain't. Surprisingly she didn't also find we're all entitled to free birth control and a nice mint on our pillow every night. Maybe flowers and candy once in a while.