Judicial Usurpation and the Constitution: Historical and Contemporary Issues

Decisions in which the courts usurp the authority of the people arenot merely incorrect; they are themselves unconstitutional. If wedo not have a federal marriage amendment, then marriage will erodequickly by judicial imposition or by the gradual integration intothe formal and informal institutions of society of same-sexcouples.

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