The landmark victory for marriage equality
was handed down over the dissents of four justices, each of whom wrote
their own dissenting opinion. Of these, by far the most thoughtful and
the most significant was Chief Justice John Roberts’s dissent. Roberts
rejected the Constitution’s promise of marriage equality — a view which
The Onion quipped will someday lead to him being a villain
“in an Oscar-winning film about the fight for marriage equality.” Yet,
in the process of reaching his conclusion, Roberts also rejected a
particularly aggressive brand of judicial wingnuttery that is rapidly
becoming ascendant in wingnut legal circles.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Chief Justice Roberts' Marriage Equality Dissent Has A Hidden Message For Wingnuts
The landmark victory for marriage equality
was handed down over the dissents of four justices, each of whom wrote
their own dissenting opinion. Of these, by far the most thoughtful and
the most significant was Chief Justice John Roberts’s dissent. Roberts
rejected the Constitution’s promise of marriage equality — a view which
The Onion quipped will someday lead to him being a villain
“in an Oscar-winning film about the fight for marriage equality.” Yet,
in the process of reaching his conclusion, Roberts also rejected a
particularly aggressive brand of judicial wingnuttery that is rapidly
becoming ascendant in wingnut legal circles.
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