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Assemblyman Mike Doherty
By bguhlDOHERTY SAYS SUPREME COURT ONCE AGAIN STEPS OVER THE LINE IN LEGISLATING FROM THE BENCH
October 25, 2006
Assemblyman Mike Doherty/908-518-6337
DOHERTY SAYS SUPREME COURT ONCE AGAIN STEPS OVER THE LINE IN LEGISLATING FROM THE BENCH
Assemblyman Mike Doherty, R-Warren and Hunterdon, issued the following statement today in response to the New Jersey Supreme Court's ruling regarding gay marriage in New Jersey:
"Today's ruling is just the latest in a long line of decisions from the New Jersey Supreme Court where the justices are doing nothing less than legislating from the bench. On issue after issue our state's Supreme Court has taken out of the hands of the public and their elected representatives in the Legislature the power to set policy.
"In this case the Court has decided everything about the gay marriage issue except what to call this new 'institution.' For that, the court has mandated a 180-day deadline to the Legislature to do nothing more than come up with a name for its new creation.
"I believe in the sanctity of the institution of marriage and I believe today's ruling undermines that institution. What the court did today was to overstep its authority and impose a new public policy on the people of New Jersey against the public's wishes. I will look at whatever legislative or constitutional avenues are available to overturn this decision."
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This ruling is just a further manifestation of the liberal cultu
This ruling is just a further manifestation of the liberal culture that infests the law schools, the academy and the legal profession generally. By creating "rights" where none exist in the plain text of the Constitution, these jurists are themselves acting outside the Constitution. The Legislature needs to exert its own powers here to restore the legitimacy of the Judiciary.
This ruling is just a further manifestation of the liberal cultu
This ruling is just a further manifestation of the liberal culture that infests the law schools, the academy and the legal profession generally. By creating "rights" where none exist in the plain text of the Constitution, these jurists are themselves acting outside the Constitution. The Legislature needs to exert its own powers here to restore the legitimacy of the Judiciary.