“…and thus they did destroy the government of the land.” -3 Nephi 7:2
The California State Supreme Court this week struck down the public initiative, passed overwhelmingly in 2000, which strictly defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The precedent is historic and frightening. The effect of this ruling is to say that four unelected men or women, largely unaccountable for their actions, can overturn the will of the people at a whim.
Of course, the useful idiots of the Left call this “Justice,” and in their meager intelligence equate this ruling to that in Brown v. Board of Education. Reason breaks down that argument in a moment. The Left attempts to make of these two issues one question of discrimination. They cannot be tied this way.
The discrimination that was struck down in Brown is wrong because skin color or race is a condition of birth that cannot be helped or changed. Brown is bad law with good intentions.
The alleged discrimination being targeted by the justices is not unjust because homosexuality is not a condition of birth. The many formerly gay men are proof that sexuality can be changed. It is a question of will. The California ruling goes far beyond judicial activism. It falls well into the realm of judicial tyranny and usurpation of power.
Earl Warren used the power of the Court to enforce the provision in the Declaration of Independence which holds “that all men are created equal.” In this decision in California, the effect is the exact opposite–all men are not created equal, and some have more rights than others.
This violation of the principles of the Declaration will not stand. One of two things will happen. Either the voters will overturn the ruling by ballot initiative in November, or the people will not be able to overturn the ruling, the decent people of California will refuse to live under judicial tyranny and will leave, and those who remain will destroy themselves. Either way, marriage will not be defiled.
The Book of Mormon informs us that the Nephite government was brought down due to the sedition and treason of the judges, the lawyers and the high priests. No government can long endure when the judges and lawyers no longer honor and sustain the law. By enacting this law unlawfully from the bench, the justices blatantly disobeyed a greater law, which sets a balance of power in the state governments.
Some have argued that this will not go to the US Supreme Court because it’s a state issue. However, the Constitution guarantees to every state a Republican form of government. Therefore, the US Supreme Court should step in to uphold the will of the people under the banner of protecting and upholding the republican government in California. It is unfortunate that this will never happen.
The useful idiots of the Left will continue to say that this was justice being enacted. They completely ignore the founding principles of this nations for this moment of expedience. The separation of Church and State only goes one way for them; Religion may not influence government, but government can dictate religious practice and observance “in all cases whatsoever.” Sound familiar?
These people approve of tyranny when it agrees with their agenda. They are tyrants themselves. Their desire is the enslavement of their fellow men. As seditionists and traitors, they have no business claiming the benefits of this country. I would not defend them against expatriation. In fact, I would encourage it.
