Santorum would reverse Supreme Court if they legalize Gay Marriages

Republican Candidate Rick Santorum Speaks about reversing any Supreme Court ruling that may grant equality under the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. He thinks citizens should have a right to vote on who gets what civil rights and equal protection under the constitution.

GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Sunday morning he would try to overturn any Supreme Court decision in favor of same-sex marriage if he became president.

Santorum was asked by Meet The Press host David Gregory about the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals finding Proposition 8 unconstitutional and whether he would seek any change if the highest court ruled in favor of the LGBT community.

“I would do the same thing I would with Roe v Wade, which I would seek to try and overturn it,” he said. “I think judicial tyranny is a serious issue in this race and this country. And we need judges who respect the people’s voice. Let the people decide with respect to what the constitution says, if in fact they would go through a constitutional amendment process.”

Santorum earlier this week slammed the Ninth Circuit’s decision, calling it “another in a long line of radical activist rulings by this rogue circuit.” 

Unfortunately for Santorum, his effort would be futile. No president can overturn any Supreme Court decision.

WATCH: Video from NBC, which was broadcast on February 12, 2012.

 

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My Thoughts, 

Now think about this, the conservatives have a majority on the Supreme Court. Should they agree with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that marriage is a civil liberty and must treat all citizens equal under the 14th Amendment. To then attempt to reverse the Supreme Court would be to pass a Constitutional Amendment by getting both Houses of Congress to pass it by 2/3 vote and then by two thirds of all the states must ratify the amendment. That is a difficult thing to accomplish.

So Santorum would be very busy in the White House, he has proposed a constitutional amendment to define person-hood at the time a human egg cell is fertilized by a male sperm. This would make any abortion murder and the use of any contraception that would prevent a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus, thus being a criminal act of murder. To include miscarriages, and after intercourse when an egg my become fertilized, but expelled before it can attach to the uterus. So most forms of contraception would be illegal.

So much for civil liberties that were supposed to be guaranteed by our constitution.