Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Freedom

Anthony M Kennedy's keynote address to the ABA assembly. "We are at a turning point in the history of the law. The Constitution gave us judges... remember that attacks and complaints against judges was one of the indictments in the Declaration of Independence." Kennedy goes on to say he defines the rule of law in three parts: the first is that *the law is binding on the government and all of its officals*. It's a call to action to defend the rule of law against right-wing attacks, by an appointee of Ronald Reagan.

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[writersblock26]

Why on earth is Justice Kennedy wearing a lay? It so does not befit the occasion.

[writersblock26]

Thank you for posting this, mgris.

[AntonBatey]

@hpd929

Sure would. Government has no business to tell consenting adults they cannot marry more than one person. There is no compelling state interest to bar polygamy.

[hpd929]

@AntonBatey I guess that would include polygamy, too, right? If not, why not?

[911FalseFlagTerror01]

@AntonBatey There are no adults. We are a society of censorship. We are all children with only the rights of children. There are no aduts becuase adulthood has largely been illegalized by lazy parents and Congress nanny state laws.

[AntonBatey]

@hpd929

No, but if the Supreme Court gives adults the freedom to marry other consenting adults, they will upholding individual freedom, just as in Loving v. Virginia.

[hpd929]

As Kennedy points out, suspicion of judges is part of the American legal tradition. Do you think that because the Supreme Court "got interracial marriage right" it gives it license to do whatever it wants?

[hpd929]

I'm pretty sure the attacks on the 'rule of law' are coming from primarily the left-wing, rather than the right-wing. Pres. Bush did not stand before a joint session of Congress and attack a Supreme Court decision. Do you agree with the Citizens United decision? Do you think nobody should be allowed to criticize the Supreme Court? Do you think just because the Supreme Court ruled that interracial marriage is allowed means that it always gets everything "right"? It's quite a leap of faith.

[ToxicOdiousOne]

It forces liberal progressive polices on American coupled with hate speech and hate crime legislation. They want to force employers to hire queers. Equality is code for socialism. They are abusing our courts to change laws they don't like. Congress makes policy not the courts.

[AntonBatey]

@ToxicOdiousOne

"Force gay marriage on America"? Bullshit. Nobody is forcing you to do anything. You don't have to accept it just like you don't have to accept interracial marriage, which, according to you, was "forced" on racists, which is ridiculous.