Slimmest is the superlative form of slim. I see how you were confused though, as you thought I wrote slimiest. I also re-read my post and I really don't see any name calling there.
A judge issues rulings from the bench, i.e. they 'rule from the bench.' You clearly meant to imply they change or create laws from the bench, otherwise known as 'legislating from the bench.'
And yes, in this case the democratic voting process did take place, however the amendment to the constitution of California was deemed unconstitutional by a Federal judge being guided by the Federal constitution. In fact, the reason the California constitution even needed to be amended was because the CA supreme court said a law banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
The democratic process still has another avenue - we could just amend the Federal constitution to ban these unions, and then the courts could not overturn these laws. See? Checks and balances.
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