Tenthers Like Me
By Mitch Berg
Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:
US Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, in part on the ground that states should have the right to decide the definition of marriage, the federal government has no Constitutional authority to do it.
Glad to hear States Rights making a comeback with the Left. Let’s remember this when Obama, Feinstein and Bloomberg call for national gun control legislation.
Joe Doakes
Como Park
Attention, liberals; now you’re all “Tenthers!”
June 27th, 2013 at 6:32 am
At least one hard left commentator recognized what just happened and started letting air out of the balloons….
“What they did, all week long – from the beginning to the end of this week so far – is to gut the power of the federal government.”
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/06/26/msnbc-anchor-pretty-bummed-scotus-gay-marriage-rulings-gut-power-of-federal-government/
June 27th, 2013 at 6:53 am
Like the voting rights act, the SCOTUS is simply recognizing that the citizens of soverign states have the right to live as they will.
So while NY, CA & MN have big gay weddings, those of us in the majority of states that haven’t rejected science, human biology & common sense can observe, shake our heads and forget about it.
June 27th, 2013 at 9:12 am
I don’t know any kind of conservative who would disagree with a woman who fought against a tax she found unfair.
June 27th, 2013 at 9:55 am
Remembering some of the invective I’ve heard from the left, does this mean that we get to accuse them of supporting slavery now? :^)
June 27th, 2013 at 10:13 am
We’ve never met, Emery, so you’re right: you don’t know a conservative who would disagree with her. This is your Pauline Kael moment.
June 27th, 2013 at 10:57 am
Your provincialism aside. I tend to ignore the howls coming from both the rabid right and left of the political spectrum. If you go in assuming that the other side does not represent a valid viewpoint, you’re unlikely to have a productive negotiation. Did you really elect your representative hoping that he or she go to Washington and spend their time making pointless political gestures? How about admitting that the other side (conservative or liberal) makes some good points?
So yes, you’re correct, I do have a knack for that…
June 27th, 2013 at 10:59 am
“How about admitting that the other side (conservative or liberal) makes some good points?”
I honestly can’t remember the last time the left made a good point about an issue of significant substance.
That’s no knee-jerk reaction. Seriously – nothing comes up.
June 27th, 2013 at 11:16 am
I’m shocked!
Knock me over with a feather. :^)
June 27th, 2013 at 11:37 am
I tend to ignore the howls coming from both the rabid right and left of the political spectrum.
Disturbs the comforting fog of ignorance he wraps himself in.
June 27th, 2013 at 2:45 pm
Joe:
In that case the court should’ve on proposition 8 have thrown out the lawsuit by the people who voted on proposition 8 just because it would’ve been a violation of the tenth amendment.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
June 27th, 2013 at 3:58 pm
Emery said:
“I tend to ignore the howls coming from both the rabid right and left of the political spectrum.”
That’s what makes it so easy for Emery to walk himself back from the silly positions he’s prone to taking: he ignores Emery too.
June 28th, 2013 at 9:21 am
Aaahoo Werewolves of London..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDpYBT0XyvA