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State Supreme Court Justice, a radical Democrat, believes you are too stupid to decide policy via initiatives.
But, he thinks you are smart enough to vote to keep him on the bench.
"Ballot initiatives have been used to mislead the public and trample on the rights of minorities, says Carlos Moreno, the only California Supreme Court justice who voted to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
"It's of great concern to me that certain basic rights, such as equal protection, the right to privacy and other fundamental rights, can be subject to change by simple majority vote," Moreno said in an interview last week while preparing to accept a gay-rights group's Equality Leadership Award."
Democracy can be messy--but the system he prefers, totalitarianism, is brutal. Why is this man on the bench? How can he be a judge when he opposes the basic rights of citizens--the right to self government?
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But, he thinks you are smart enough to vote to keep him on the bench.
"Ballot initiatives have been used to mislead the public and trample on the rights of minorities, says Carlos Moreno, the only California Supreme Court justice who voted to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
"It's of great concern to me that certain basic rights, such as equal protection, the right to privacy and other fundamental rights, can be subject to change by simple majority vote," Moreno said in an interview last week while preparing to accept a gay-rights group's Equality Leadership Award."
Democracy can be messy--but the system he prefers, totalitarianism, is brutal. Why is this man on the bench? How can he be a judge when he opposes the basic rights of citizens--the right to self government?
More...