10:10 a.m.: Justice Samuel A. Alito asks about a suggestion in the plaintiffs’ briefs that laws banning same-sex marriage seek to “demean” gay people.
“Do all these states seek to demean gay people?” he asked.
Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex marriage case: Highlights from oral arguments - The Washington Post
OK,
1. Who cares? "Intent to demean" has NEVER been part of equal protection analysis.
2. Yes, these states seek to demean gay people. Just like states that passed anti-miscegenation laws sought to demean black people. What part of "passing a law explicitly excluding a group from the rights and privileges enjoyed by others is seeking to demean that group" is so hard to get?