Barney Frank needed not to explain why he called Justice Scalia a homophobe
Filed by: Rev Irene Monroe
April 2, 2009 1:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/04/barney_frank_needed_not_to_explain_why_h.phpWhen Democratic U.S. Representative Barney Frank called Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia a "homophobe," criticizing his likely support of the Defense of Marriage Act, his remarks were wrongly taken as only a personal attack on Scalia.
But Barney Frank's remark was an accurate statement about the present-day climate and culture in our country's highest judicial body, where Scalia is an important and influential voice: the U.S. Supreme Court.
"At some point, [the Defense of Marriage Act] is going to have to go to the United States Supreme Court," Frank stated. "I wouldn't want it to go to the United States Supreme Court now because that homophobe Antonin Scalia has got too many votes on this current court."
