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OBERGEFELL v. HODGES 

ALITO, J., dissenting 

preaching  about  the  proper  method  of  interpreting  the 
Constitution  or  the  virtues  of  judicial  self-restraint  and
humility  cannot  compete  with  the  temptation  to  achieve
what is viewed as a noble end by any practicable means.  I 
do  not  doubt  that  my  colleagues in  the  majority  sincerely 
see in the Constitution a vision of liberty that happens to 
coincide  with  their  own.  But  this  sincerity  is  cause  for 
concern,  not  comfort.  What  it  evidences  is  the  deep  and
perhaps  irremediable  corruption  of  our  legal  culture’s
conception of constitutional interpretation.
  Most Americans—understandably—will cheer or lament 
today’s  decision  because  of  their  views  on  the  issue  of
same-sex  marriage.    But  all  Americans,  whatever  their 
thinking  on  that  issue,  should  worry  about  what  the  ma-
jority’s claim of power portends.