Will the Supreme Court follow the election returns? A bit more seriously, this is a tribute to the beneficent possibilities inherent in direct democracy. (Prop. 8 is not so Inspiring, but can there be any real doubt that there would be a different result today? Or, for that matter, that a national referendum in the U.S. would come to the same conclusion even if, perhaps, by not so definitive a margin?) Worth noting, incidentally, was the generosity of spirit displayed by the leader of Iona, the chief opponent (other than the institutional Roman Catholic Church) of the referendum, in conceding the remarkable defeat.
Sandy Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Baer, Judith A <j-b...@pols.tamu.edu<mailto:j-b...@pols.tamu.edu>> wrote: We shall overcome! Judy Baer Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2015, at 5:02 PM, Marty Lederman <lederman.ma...@gmail.com<mailto:lederman.ma...@gmail.com>> wrote: Ireland!, of all places. 62 percent to 38, and in 42 of 43 districts. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/world/europe/ireland-gay-marriage-referendum.html _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others. _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
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