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IS THE SLOPE SLIPPERY…....?

I guess you’ll have to judge for yourself, but THE VOLOKH CONSPIRACY has a fascinating analysis of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent decision mandating that the legislature, at a minimum, pass some kind of same-sex civil unions. The interesting thing in his post is that he digs up the quotes from supporters of hate crime laws, anti-discrimination laws, domestic partnership legislation and the like—and many of them rejected out of hand the suggestion that there was ANY connection between this type of legislation and anything resembling “gay marriage”.

Yet the New Jersey Supreme Court’s equal protection argument begins by citing such non-same-sex-marriage, non-civil-union gay rights laws (citations omitted):

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Something to remember, in other disputes as well, when someone derides you for making a “slippery slope” argument. Sometimes it’s pretty slick!

Hat Tip: Stanley Kurtz at THE CORNER

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