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Originally Posted by cambaby
There are lots of things against majority public opinion that are legal, the DIFFERENCE here is this was an issue put on the ballot and passed by the voters, this is HOW we make our laws. The judge is the one discriminating against the majority voters of California not the other way around.
The only other REAL precedent based on your loose comparison that can be made is Jim Crow laws, those were ill conceived and verys specific laws that could and were easily picked apart. Same-sex marriage is not even close to segregation.
Technically EVERY LAW is discriminatory to someone.
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You're way out in the deep end. Every law is not discriminatory. That's ridiculous. The judge didn't discriminate against anyone. Equally ludicrous.
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The judiciary (also known as the judicial system or judicature) is the system of courts which interprets and applies the law in the name of the sovereign or state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the judiciary generally does not make law (that is, in a plenary fashion, which is the responsibility of the legislature) or enforce law (which is the responsibility of the executive), but rather interprets law and applies it to the facts of each case.
This branch of government is often tasked with ensuring equal justice under law. It usually consists of a court of final appeal (called the "supreme court" or "constitutional court"), together with lower courts.
The judicial branch has the power to change laws.
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