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...marriage.” Given the popular support for equal gay rights, the legislature ought to have seized the opportunity to voice the beliefs of its constituency. To do so would not have threatened their political careers, since such a bill would have merely been reflective of widespread public opinion. In solidifying same-sex rights through legislative, rather than judicial, action, the victory for the gay community would have been legitimized by the people themselves, through the act of their representatives...
While popular opinion certainly does influence conceptions of legitimacy in the democratic process, it does not grant moral force to gay marriage. Rather, gay marriage ought to be recognized as its own substantive fundamental right, a right grounded in our nation’s conception of equality—and it’s the duty of the courts to uphold those rights when a legislature fails to. While we are unequivocally glad that the New Jersey Court unanimously agreed on the equality of rights, we cannot help but lament its refusal to make same-sex marriage equal in both...
...this page been busy! Harsh words have been flying, and all of Harvard has been caught in the crossfire—it sure seems like everybody here has got an opinion about curricular review...
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...Americans." A Western official in Baghdad said he had received several angry calls from Iraqi political figures expressing "cold fury" at what they interpreted as American arrogance and insensitivity. The timing of Cardona's return could not have been worse. Anti-American sentiment is at an all-time high; opinion polls show that most Iraqis, regardless of sect or ethnicity, want the U.S. forces out. The Abu Ghraib scandal still resonates strongly among Iraqis. Those who resent the U.S. presence never tire of using it as a flogging horse. Even today, statements and videos issued by insurgent groups and jihadi...