The advantages? Exercise, no parking problems, gas prices, it's fun. An automobile is expensive. You have to find a place to park and it's not fun. So why not ride a bicycle? I recommend it.

It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty

Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts.

I mean, there are lots of people who get married who can't have children. To take a state that does allow adoption and say-there, what is the justification for saying no gay marriage? Certainly not the one you said, is it?

Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment.

Judges are appointed often through the political process

Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want.