Because of this, he argued, probation rules must treat two unmarried men who claim an “intimate association” just as if they were a married couple or a brother and a sister. “The Probation Office has violated defendants’ Fifth Amendment right to equal protection by refusing to grant defendants permission to associate with each other, while maintaining a policy of granting such permission to similarly situated individuals in other kinds of family relationships (i.e., siblings, parent and child, and spouses),” he said.
Many Americans have been worried that a federal judge will declare same-sex marriage a right. In fact, Judge Katz’s decision goes beyond that. It suggests that government must treat all claimed “intimate associations” equally.
If that becomes the law of the land, three drug dealers living together in the same apartment, or even a commune full of 1960s hippies, will become the legal equivalent of mom and dad.
How long until the stupidity in this country reaches critical mass?