Men might be found equal to women, and unisex bathrooms abolished nationally by the Supreme Court.
All ethnic clubs might be found to be inherently exclusionary (and racist, of course, which is now merely a synonym for “offensive to the professionally offended”), so that the Hibernians, and German-American, and Lebanese-American clubs are forced to close their doors.
Might some species of animals be found “equal” to humans, and some form of vegetarianism compelled by Supreme Court fiat?
Might the rich be found equal to the poor, and all wealth equalized by bench legislation?
Might the police be found equal to the citizenry, and all citizens legally empowered to self-deputize themselves, and conduct pitchfork marches, bonfires, and lynchings anywhere and any time they choose, provided that they are hunting “haters”?
Might children be found equal to adults, and all previously exclusive parental prerogatives removed and replaced by the State?
I feel like I am giving these lunatics ideas, so I am going to stop, but I also feel that they have already thought of most or all of these ideas.
This is not satire. It should be, and if the Supremes had a shred of actual legal integrity and sense of fidelity to the actual law, it would be. But they don’t, and it isn’t. If it makes them feel good–the majority–then they do it, and then rationalize it, as those skilled in casuistry are quite able to do.
But a first principle of law in this country and those governed by common law is the precedent, and the first consideration there is what can of worms any given ruling might open up down the road. With this ruling, I see no end to the worms and the wormy.