And then why has the Bill of Rights become so important? Because of the exact logic I stated. It's literally the same reason you can't have states interpreting parts of the constitution differently and removing candidates like say Trump from the ballot because then you'd have every blue state removing republican candidates and every red state removing democratic candidates.Yes, that is EXACTLY what the law was until 1868 (when the 14th amendment was written), and it still wasn't officially applied to the states even after that until 1925. For over 100 years after the bill of rights was written the bill of rights was not applied to the states. The supremacy clause has been in the constitution since 1788.
The bill of rights did not apply to the states based on the original interpretation of the constitution and this only changed based on a supreme court decision.
There's no "basic logic" necessary. This is historic fact. You don't need to reason your way out of recorded history.
Now Cherished, Bill of Rights Spent a Century in Obscurity
The Bill of Rights is among our nation’s most admired documents, guaranteeing broad personal liberties and inspiring some of the federal courts’ most famous and polarizing cases.www.uscourts.gov
I care about what overturning gay marriage would actually do in practical terms, which is in essence nothing other than slightly annoying and inconveniencing people. It wouldn't actually change anything important.And again, that isn't what we're discussing. We're not discussing whether recognition of out-of-state marriages is sufficient.
Stop trying to shift the topic.
"I don't care". I know you don't care.
Stop trying to shift the topic.
Except I didn't literally say that. You introduced that to try to shift the conversation off-topic, and I simply directed you back to the topic.
Stop. Trying. To. Shift. The. Topic.
You saying "I don't give a shit" and me saying "I do give a shit" is shifting the topic?
I said that as a point to show that justices don't just do whatever the fuck they want, which is your claim. Do you think there is any chance that black people in America will be slaves again because SCOTUS justices reverse the 13th amendment? This is a yes/no answer.