[contessa machiaveli]

if we really wanted to support traditional marriage and the family we'd outlaw divorce, this is an absurd non-issue for both bush and kerry. this nonsense is trivializing the constitution, let the states take care of it.
i think there are more important issues to be dealing with and rather than galvanize anyone's base it will send moderates into third parties.
the economy, the WOT....those are important!

[King Black Robe]

Economy? WOT? They are all improved by a civilization with ordered liberty. Society seeks order. That's just the nature of human interaction. The question is, who will do the ordering? The people or a few elites? Deciding how to define our most basic social institutions is no small matter, and greatly affects our success in every other area of human endeavor.

When you go with elites like justices it is particularly unfair because the petitioning side has the advantage. All they need to do is keep suing in different forums until they win. In many cases they need only one win. Roe and Lawrence for example. The defensive side must win every single time or they lose it all.