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Originally Posted by tarcone
Was it a bad law in the books of many states? Sure.
But it was voted on by the people of the states. And most states were changing those laws. So, why did the feds have to step in? They didn't. But an overzealous group of judges felt they needed to legislate.
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Checks and balances. If states don't like it, then amend the constitution. Otherwise, the Supreme Court has done their job and invalidated a law or set of laws which violates the equal protection clause.