Thought For The Day

Public Opinion

In an article by Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News, she discusses the possibilities that might be handed down from the U. S. Supreme Court after they hear two cases next week regarding California Proposition 8 and the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.

Since the Court is almost equally divided by Politics (as opposed to being a group of mature, wise individuals who make decisions which are never politically oriented but based in and built on Constitutional Law) there is much speculation regarding the stance of Justice Kennedy, who seems to vacillate between two opinions (to put it Biblically – see 1 Kings 18:21).

We seem to have reached a point in our society where actual decisions from the Court are based not only on Political persuasions, but dependent on “public opinion.” And. . .and, it is, at least in part, the opinion of the least wise among us (see Proverbs 1:32).

But public opinion is changing rapidly on the issue, with recent polls showing a majority of Americans for the first time supporting gay marriage. Younger people overwhelmingly support same-sex marriage. Kennedy, more than any other justice, may be swayed by this emerging shift. (Yahoo News)

Heaven help us!

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