The ruling striking down ID/NV same sex marriage bans contains The Best Line In All of Legaldom

[muriel_volestrangler]

The Ninth Circuit’s ruling (PDF: 238 KB/43 pages) that struck down marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada included this gem on page 21:

Same-sex marriage, Governor Otter asserts, is part of a shift towards a consent-based, personal relationship model of marriage, which is more adultcentric and less child-centric.12

No, that sentence isn’t it. It’s that tiny little 12 at the end of it, referring to the best damn footnote in all of legaldom:

12 He also states, in conclusory fashion, that allowing same-sex marriage will lead opposite-sex couples to abuse alcohol and drugs, engage in extramarital affairs, take on demanding work schedules, and participate in time-consuming hobbies. We seriously doubt that allowing committed same-sex couples to settle down in legally recognized marriages will drive opposite-sex couples to sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll.

http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2014/10/07/67304

[RKP5637]

1. OMG, is this really real. I thought it was The Onion. n/t

[AngryAmish]

2. Three generarions of imbeciles are enough.

Horrific ruling, snappy line.

[yardwork]

3. What do you mean, horrific ruling?

The Ninth Circuit's ruling allows equal marriage in Nevada and Idaho.

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927), Holmes, J for the majority

case which upheld a law mandating compulsory sterilisation of the "mentally unfit" (Holmes' opinion included the line "three generations of imbeciles are enough&quot .

[yardwork]

5. Thank you! I totally missed the reference.

[msanthrope]

9. Nicely played. nt

[merrily]

6. We now have enough states that recognize equal marriage to refute claims like that.

Massachusetts couples could probably have useda lot more sex, drugs and rock and roll, but, alas, it didn't happen.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. More proof Conservatives are convinced society is fragile...

They act like THEY created civilization and it'll collapse into anarchy if people are allowed to have fun.

[christx30]

12. I read a post on the

Freepers site that said he would rather see Russian or Chinese tanks invading the U.S. rather than allow gay marriage. The difference is that one would actually negativlybaffect his life, and the other is gay marriage.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Maybe there should be a pink tank with a really long,...uh,....barrel. Just for him.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

8. Governor, please explain to us how same-sex marriage

Will affect opposite-sex marriage in any way whatsoever. Be specific.

[Historic NY]

10. Judicial footnotes...

where fertile minds go to opine.

[Fred Sanders]

11. Judge Reinhardt has some serious writing skills.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1310879/idaho-9th-circuit.pdf

Full text.

[NV Whino]

13. Classic!

[valerief]

14. Hilarious!!! And brilliant!!!

[malaise]

15. Damn that is funny

[IDemo]

16. And Gov. Butch will be re-elected in a landslide

Remember, this is the same state that elected and re-elected Steve Symms and Helen Chenoweth. Being a Republican is only part of the requirement to win public office here, lunacy being the other part.

[AllyCat]

19. Why are Idahoans so inclined?

[icymist]

18. Yeah! Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll!