Rubio - 'I'll appoint Justices that'll infinge on people's rights'

[Jimmy Higgins]

The Republican presidential candidate said Sunday that he disagrees with the recent Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide and does not consider it to be settled law.

“It is the current law. I don't believe any case law is settled law. Any future Supreme Court can change it,” Rubio said on NBC’s Meet The Press, referring to the landmark June 2015 ruling. “And ultimately, I will appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret the Constitution as originally constructed.”

Umm... yeah. As originally constructed. See Ruby... I can call you Ruby right? The trouble is Ruby, this country is over a couple hundred years old. And there have been a lot of court cases ruled upon by the Supreme Court since the nation's inception. So... when you say "as originally constructed" would be ignoring the history revolving around the roughly 240 years of Constitutional Law.

In other words, this shit ain't as simple as you are talking about. What I think you meant to say was you would 'appoint Justices that would restrict the rights of some American citizens.'

The question I have, is reversing gay marriage all you want to do, or does Lawrence v Texas bother you too?

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

The Republican presidential candidate said Sunday that he disagrees with the recent Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide and does not consider it to be settled law.

“It is the current law. I don't believe any case law is settled law. Any future Supreme Court can change it,” Rubio said on NBC’s Meet The Press, referring to the landmark June 2015 ruling. “And ultimately, I will appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret the Constitution as originally constructed.”

Umm... yeah. As originally constructed. See Ruby... I can call you Ruby right? The trouble is Ruby, this country is over a couple hundred years old. And there have been a lot of court cases ruled upon by the Supreme Court since the nation's inception. So... when you say "as originally constructed" would be ignoring the history revolving around the roughly 240 years of Constitutional Law.

In other words, this shit ain't as simple as you are talking about. What I think you meant to say was you would 'appoint Justices that would restrict the rights of some American citizens.'

The question I have, is reversing gay marriage all you want to do, or does Lawrence v Texas bother you too?

Rubio is gay, same for Santorum. This is why these guys get so uppity about the subject. And their religion has taught them to hate themselves. Or something along those lines.

But I'm betting they have zero gay acquaintances or friends.

 

[scombrid]

Any future Supreme Court can change it,” Rubio said on NBC’s Meet The Press, referring to the landmark June 2015 ruling. “And ultimately, I will appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret the Constitution as originally constructed.”

Interestingly "original Construction" for Rubio et al. generally includes the 1st 10 Amendments.

They hate the 14th when it stops state and local governments from violation the 1st Amendment but they do tend to like it when they can use it to block state and local governments from violating #2.

 

[krypton iodine sulfur]

I wouldn't vote for him if for no other reason than it seems like a poor strategy for getting elected. Does it not reek of desperation to claw through the primaries? Even if he managed that, it seems more likely to hurt him than help him in the election beyond.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

It's a nice try on Rubio's part, but given that Donald Trump didn't announce his plans to catapult Muslims into the ocean if elected in order to dominate the news cycle, it's safe to say that this idea didn't catch on with anybody.

 

[Malintent]

"As originally constructed" So, he is saying that blacks should be white people's property, and women should also have no rights as well...

If Trumps response on immigration, stated by him as, "everyone is welcome in this country, if they arrive legally" and subsequent statement that "there should be monitoring" of immigration status, is reported by the media as "Trump says Muslims should be entered into a national database", then certainly this statement from Rubio should be reported as "Rubio says all coloreds should just pick cotton and shut the fuck up".

 

[Derec]

Rubio is gay, same for Santorum.

Aren't there rumors that he has had an affair with a woman? Or do you think he is so gay he needs not one, but two beards?
In any case, what makes you think either of them are gay? Other than you disagreeing with their politics?

 

[ZiprHead]

Rubio is gay, same for Santorum.

Aren't there rumors that he has had an affair with a woman? Or do you think he is so gay he needs not one, but two beards?
In any case, what makes you think either of them are gay? Other than you disagreeing with their politics?

Really. Good question. It's not like they're Lindsey Graham or something.

 

[Colonel Sanders]

It's largely an empty statement. Also staggeringly ignorant.

Case law is settled law until it's reversed. Case law is what's known as primary law while statutes are secondary law because the former interprets the latter based on all the circumstances including legislative intent and all the accompanying Constitutional implications that come with it. And reversing a Supreme Court decision, even with a majority that you would think would favor the reversal of the given decision, doesn't happen willy nilly. If the case was otherwise, Roe v. Wade would have been overturned decades ago.

At any rate, Rubio originally looked to be a less unacceptable up and comer in the GOP and now he's a guy who might as well have been born on the same day in the same hospital as Jeb Bush. He's no longer young and vibrant. He's a fucking crank.