# Is the Supreme Court supposed to bow to public pressure, or interpret the Constitution?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 27, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-supreme-court-supposed-to-bow-to-public-pressure-or-interpret-the-constitution/723638 "2015-06-27T17:12:07Z")
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### Author: ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-supreme-court-supposed-to-bow-to-public-pressure-or-interpret-the-constitution/723638/14 "2015-06-27T18:55:13Z")

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Ambitious Type-A workaholics are already married to their jobs.

Priests are married to the Church.

So the slippery slope is already well-established. How much longer can it be until we can marry our pets, or even a whole bunch of our pets?

> [@Supreme Court: Same-sex marriage legal nation wide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-legal-nation-wide/723532/111):
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> Does anybody know how long until the slippery slope we were promised kicks in? Can I marry my toaster now, or do I have to wait till like next week?

Soon enough! Soon enough! Social change is a work-in-progress, but it’s coming. Hang tight!

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