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| Alabama attorney Austin Burdick says he's so "traumatized" by gay marriage that hes suing the five Supreme Court justices who favor it. |
I must confess I sometimes get upset by the way the United States Supreme Court rules.
For instance, I didn't like the Citizen United decision, which really opened up the doors more and more for money in politics.
Yes, it angered me, but, like most rational people, I got over it. I'll just keep voting for politicians who don't like Citizens United and who are trying to find ways to enact laws that get around it.
Other decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court I really like. Last year came the Obergfell decision, which granted the right of gay people across the United States to marry.
As a married gay man in Vermont married to an awesome guy, I LOVED that decision.
But I get it that some people don't, and will be voting for politicians who will try to find ways to make gay marriage illegal again. I don't agree with these voters, but hell, vote away. It's your right.
There are a few grandstanders though who apparently are so traumatized by the gay marriage decision that they are suing the U.S Supreme Court over the decision.
Well, at least one guy is, according to AL.com, an Alabama news organization.
Austin Burdick an Alabama attorney, says he's so traumatized that he's suing the five justices who voted in favor of gay marriage for $6 million.
That's a lot of trauma! It must really hurt to see gay people marry and be happy.
For one thing, Burdock said the decision violates the 5th Amendment, which preserves the right of people to not self incrimidate. I'm not sure why the 5th Amendment is involved in this case, since nobody is accusing Burdock of a crime.
Stupidity, maybe but not a crime. Stupidiy IS legal, after all.
According to AL.com, Burdick is also invoking the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Burdick, in his lawsuit says:
"The 14th Amendment, which states that 'no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive a person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws,' has been rewritten by the five members of the court.
Again, I'm not following him here. I'm not sure how gay marriage is depriving Burdick of property, because no gay couple I know wants his stuff. Nor do any gay couples that I know of want to suppress his liberties. Burdick can still go to church, hate gay people if he chooses, hate gay marriage if he feels that way, and just go about his life.
But, maybe I shoudn't be so harsh. Some people are traumatized by the strangest things. Maybe I should sue Mother Nature because the weather became too harsh for me to work outdoors yesterday so I didn't get the things done that I wanted to do.
Oh, the TRAUMA!!
I wish Burdick all the best with his strange lawsuit, and I hope he's not too traumatized when he loses.
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