Dunman: "Supreme Court should approach same-sex marriage issue from a contemporary constitutional perspective."

I've been linking quite often to Joe Dunman. As noted previously, It's gotten to the point that when I see Joe Dunman's name on the IL mailing, I just click through to read whatever he's written, irrespective of the topic.

"Property values weren’t magically determined by some invisible hand of the market, but by a concerted effort of people and policy to enforce racial segregation."

Thanks to motorized oligarchs like Kerry Stemler, "We still pursue an elusive automobile paradise like a swamp-lost Conquistador seeking the Fountain of Youth."

"Controversial new bike lanes" in Louisville prompt bold new displays of automotive dumbassery.

"The lesson to learn from Hobby Lobby is that employers shouldn’t be in the business of providing health care to their employees."

Southern Indiana same-sex marriage suit a suitable counterpoint to Pence's Brown Suits.

Here is the most recent. Steel-toed boot, meet egg.

Joe Dunman: Supreme Court should approach same-sex marriage issue from a contemporary constitutional perspective (Insider Louisville)

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit became the first federal appeals court to uphold the prohibition of same-sex marriage since a tide of challenges were filed in the wake of United States v. Windsor in 2013. Three months after hearing oral arguments in six total cases from all four states in the Circuit — Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky — the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of the states ...

... As Americans, we value tradition. But some American traditions, such as slavery, racial segregation and the disenfranchisement of women and minorities, still linger in our legal history. Because of them, it is dangerous to rely too heavily on the past to decide constitutional questions that face us today. It is my personal hope that the Supreme Court will approach same-sex marriage from a more contemporary constitutional perspective.