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This week, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that parents of the same gender can both be registered on their children’s birth certificates. It was an affirmation of the 2015 sentence that determined the legality of gay marriage across the whole country, no exceptions. This sentence reinforces the full equality of all types of marriage with regard to the rights acquired by married couples. So far, so good. It’s just as important for children as it is their parents the recognition of their fathers (or mothers) as such.
Instead of accepting apparently moderate choices coming from the White House, we must proceed with further more caution
Pay attention, though, to the dissent expressed by the newest judge of the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch. Gorsuch was nominated by Trump and confirmed by a Senate in the hands of the Republicans this spring. In his dissent, the judge showed himself to be willing to interpret precedent sentences in the strictest possible manner. When it comes to social issues, he shows himself to be rigidly unwilling to expand minority rights through the courts. Gorsuch seeks to interpret the Constitution as literally and traditionally as possible. This reflex serves a traditionalist vision of society that, it just so happens, conforms itself to the values of the religious right. The judge, beyond those issues, is largely in favor of expanding gun rights—another controversial topic in the country.
For those who may be affected by this type of sentence, Gorsuch is a nightmare of the worst kind installed in the judiciary. The balance of the Supreme Court is the same as it was before the death of justice Scalia. His nomination and confirmation, however, tell us a lot about the judicial vision of both the Republican Party and the president. Instead of accepting apparently moderate choices coming from the White House, we must proceed with further more caution.
