Gay Marriage / Gay Rights

[HairOfTheDog]

After reading them all, Scalia's dissent was the best one.

Thomas is being taken out of context for that one paragraph. Whether people agree or not, his point is clear over his entire dissent about liberty and dignity. Had he given no examples, and instead said: "The corollary of that principle is that human dignity cannot be taken away by the government. And those denied governmental benefits certainly do not lose their dignity because the government denies them those benefits. The government cannot bestow dignity, and it cannot take it away.", no one would be talking about it.

I disagree Jimbone. I've read the full Supreme Court Opinion and Dissenting Opinions.

Thomas' dissenting opinion starts on page 78 of the linked PDF.

When you take out the specific examples Thomas gave to make his point about dignity, you alter the context of that paragraph and his dissent -- whether or not you agree with his contention that a denial of equal marriage rights is unrelated to the Constitution, unrelated to dignity, and unrelated to liberty.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14p...6_3204.pdf