Prof. Nagel of the University of Colorado Law School describes "The irrationality of Vaughn Walker":

Here is how it works: Where there are undeniably reasons (debatable reasons, to be sure) behind the traditional definition of marriage, Judge Walker simply announces that those reasons are illegitimate and therefore don’t count. And where the reasons are undeniably legitimate, Judge Walker dismisses them on the basis of sweeping factual claims that he cannot possibly support.

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