The odious implication of such an argument is that only a member of the predominant group can determine the rights of a minority group--members of the minority group would not be "qualified" to rule. But as Equality Matters noted in response to other conservatives who have made the same argument, claims of Judge Walker's "bias" also assume that a heterosexual judge would not have a "personal interest" in the outcome of the trial. This is anathema to the primary argument made by defendants of Prop 8: that same-sex marriage would hurt heterosexual marriages.