Holy shit.

[WilliamPitt]

"Heterosexuals get drunk and pregnant, producing unwanted children; their reward is to be allowed to marry. Homosexual couples do not produce unwanted children; their reward is to be denied the right to marry. Go figure."

-- Federal judge Richard Posner, in his decision that overturned anti-marriage equality laws in both Indiana and Wisconsin

Methinks the judge is mighty sick of the bullshit.

Wham and splatter, baby. Wham and splatter.

Charlie Pierce: "On Thursday, federal judge Richard Posner was remarkably plain-spoken in his decision that overturned anti-marriage equality laws in both Indiana and Wisconsin. And when I say 'overturned,' I mean tore into tiny pieces, lit on fire, and fed through a wood chipper and into an acid bath.'"

"'Go figure?' Oh, just tell them to fk off, Your Honor. Go for the gold."

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Richard_Posner_Frames_The_Argument

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. We need more judges like him. K&R

[calimary]

6. No kidding! Plain-spoken and point nailed.

[unblock]

2. not exactly the logic i used to arrive at my own equality stance, but it'll do.

[dickthegrouch]

3. Hooray for Judges who can think

But it's not just "their reward is to be denied the right to marry."
We are all-but forced to marry oppositely gendered people by the fundies who claim that we have the right marry if it's someone who is not of the same gender and therefore no rights have been denied.

I'd be far more upset at a closeted gay person fraudulently marrying my heterosexual child than at one who wanted to marry my gay child. But fundies can rarely see beyond their own noses in terms of consequences of their stupidity.

[packman]

4. Here comes the Judge

and he's not happy:

[Duval]

14. I haven't seen this in

so long!! Thanks, packman!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Judge Posner is known for his sharp tongue.

I'm glad he put it to good use in this case.

[LadyHawkAZ]

7. Any chance we can persuade him to move to Louisiana?

[southern_belle]

16. +1000 eom

[Enthusiast]

8. Kicked and recommended!

Thank you, WilliamPitt.

[Maven]

9. Judge Posner is a respected jurist whose opinions & academic papers are often cited by other courts

as persuasive authority.

That douchebag in Louisiana? Not so much...

[George II]

10. Not the first time he's done/said something like that. Got to love judges that....

....are realistic.

[marym625]

11. listening to the oral arguments

Was fun. Posner made a fool of the attorney. I almost think they didn't want to win with their only argument being "gays can't have kids."

but yeah, ya gotta love Posner's decision!

[secondwind]

12. K&R wonderful!

[AuntPatsy]

13. DU rec.

[Wait Wut]

15. Wow...he's 75 years old.

I will never be that bright, clear headed and intelligent at that age.

Surprising quote from wiki, "Posner has generally been identified as being politically conservative; however, in recent years he has distanced himself from the positions of the Republican party."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Posner

[justgamma]

17. Good for him. I'd like to point out

that in Iowa, 3 of the judges that voted to allow same sex marriage are out of their jobs. There was a concerted effort to vote them out and it worked. Damn shame.

[rhett o rick]

18. k&r. Thanks for posting. nm

[47of74]

19. He also said being gay was not a voluntary thing

[WinkyDink]

20. Gays should be able to know the joys of divorce. Heh.

[msanthrope]

21. I was privileged to attend a Posner lecture in law school. It helped define my

practice.