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The nation’s last unchallenged state same-sex marriage ban is about to lose that status.“There will be a case filed challenging North Dakota’s same-sex marriage ban,” says Joshua Newville, a Minneapolis-based civil rights attorney who filed a suit Thursday against South Dakota’s ban on behalf of same-sex couples there.Newville is in talks with advocates and attorneys in North Dakota and confirmed that either he or another attorney will bring a lawsuit against that state’s ban within six to eight weeks.Until Wednesday, just three of the 33 states that ban same-sex marriage had not been sued over those policies. But same-sex couples sued Montana that day and South Dakota on Thursday, leaving only North Dakota’s unchallenged.
The same-sex marriage movement has enjoyed a streak of more than a dozen victories in federal courts since a pivotal Supreme Court decision last summer, striking down a central part of the Defense of Marriage Act and granting federal recognition to same-sex married couples. Since then, no state ban has survived a court challenge, according to the Human Rights Campaign, which advocates for same-sex marriage.
The latest two federal decisions, overturning bans in Oregon and Pennsylvania, were delivered this week with officials in both states saying they would not appeal those decisions. Same-sex couples are now allowed to legally marry in 19 states. More than 2 in 5 Americans live in such states, according to HRC.
Only gays (or people with homosexual tendencies) care if gays are allowed to get married.
It would be nice if we could move past this and get to the real issues at hand in our country,
1.)Only gays (or people with homosexual tendencies) care if gays are allowed to get married.
2.) It would be nice if we could move past this and get to the real issues at hand in our country,
I don't agree with gay marriage, but then again I don't really give a **** because it is not my job to judge anyone's soul. I will leave that to god. I just hope others will not judge me.
Just because I don't agree with it, doesn't mean that I will treat them any different, because I won't. But I don't have to like it.
Im not gay and I care very much. Its like you saying back in the 50-70's "Only blacks care if they get civil rights". What a hysterically ignorant statement you just made.Only gays (or people with homosexual tendencies) care if gays are allowed to get married.
It would be nice if we could move past this and get to the real issues at hand in our country,
Gay behavior is a compulsion like kleptomania or pedophilia, nothing more (all three claim to be "born that way"). It's every bit as wrong as polygamy (also between consenting adults).
As far as I can tell, nations were only asked to follow one simple rule and America can't even stick to that one rule, even when the consequences are so clearly explained. Even when it's in our own self-interest.
We will remind Providence that voters made the correct choice over and over again, but it was the judiciary that imposed this evil on us. Nevertheless, we are not passive bystanders in this republic. If we wanted these corrupt laws excised, they would be.
1.)Gay behavior is a compulsion like kleptomania or pedophilia, nothing more (all three claim to be "born that way"). It's every bit as wrong as polygamy (also between consenting adults).
2.)As far as I can tell, nations were only asked to follow one simple rule and America can't even stick to that one rule, even when the consequences are so clearly explained. Even when it's in our own self-interest.
3.)We will remind Providence that voters made the correct choice over and over again
4.) but it was the judiciary that imposed this evil on us.
5.) Nevertheless, we are not passive bystanders in this republic.
6.) If we wanted these corrupt laws excised, they would be.
Gay behavior is a compulsion like kleptomania or pedophilia, nothing more (all three claim to be "born that way"). It's every bit as wrong as polygamy (also between consenting adults).
As far as I can tell, nations were only asked to follow one simple rule and America can't even stick to that one rule, even when the consequences are so clearly explained. Even when it's in our own self-interest.
We will remind Providence that voters made the correct choice over and over again, but it was the judiciary that imposed this evil on us. Nevertheless, we are not passive bystanders in this republic. If we wanted these corrupt laws excised, they would be.
nothing to do with equal rights
those votes were unconstitutional and violated the rights of others
equal rights.
We don't give kleptomaniacs, pedophiles or polygamists "equal rights?" Why is the corruption of gay-behavior granted special privilege? Of all these evil acts, why is one compulsion favored among the others?
We don't give kleptomaniacs, pedophiles or polygamists "equal rights?" Why is the corruption of gay-behavior granted special privilege? Of all these evil acts, why is one compulsion favored among the others?
1.)We don't give kleptomaniacs, pedophiles or polygamists "equal rights?"
2.) Why is the corruption of gay-behavior granted special privilege?
3.) Of all these evil acts, why is one compulsion favored among the others?
1.)Wasn't Obama against gay marriage a few months ago? now if you are against it you are basically a Nazi, is that it? Guess you are either with them or against them. Funny how Bush's tactics are accepted as long as it's done it the name of "poetic justice", huh?
2.) hypocrites, the lot of you
I don't agree with gay marriage, but then again I don't really give a **** because it is not my job to judge anyone's soul. I will leave that to god. I just hope others will not judge me.
1. Kleptomania - Steeling from others = Criminally Illegal
2. Pedophilia - Raping Children = Criminally Illegal
3. Polygamy - being Civilly Married to more that one person (regardless of gender) = Criminally Illegal
4. Being a same-sex couple in the same situation as a different-sex couple = NOT Illegal
1.)Would it make you happy if gay behavior was outlawed? Would that change #4 and convert your opinion?
2.) Gay behavior used to be illegal.
3.) I argue there should be a $1 parking ticket for gay-behavior (sex)
4.) simply to prevent gays from pushing the rest of society around.
5.) In any case, it's not a civil rights issue
6.) gay behavior is a compulsion, like the other three.
7.) It's a compulsion and society has a right to protect itself from creepy, self-righteous, perverted reprobates.
Would it make you happy if gay behavior was outlawed? Would that change #4 and convert your opinion? Gay behavior used to be illegal. I argue there should be a $1 parking ticket for gay-behavior (sex), simply to prevent gays from pushing the rest of society around. In any case, it's not a civil rights issue, gay behavior is a compulsion, like the other three. It's a compulsion and society has a right to protect itself from creepy, self-righteous, perverted reprobates.
1.) theres no reason to outlaw it since it doesnt violate the rights of others ie stealing/rape.
1.)Polygamy doesn't violate anyone, since it's between consenting adults.
2.) Prostitution doesn't violate rights either, by the same logic.
3.) Consent doesn't clean the unclean.
4.) Society has a right to define immoral and illegal behavior and it does so often.
5.) Gay behavior is immoral and should once again be outlawed (albeit with a tiny $1 fine).
6.)Gay behavior is nothing more than a creepy predilection, like kleptomania and pedophilia.
7.) And like all four (polygamy, prostitution, kleptomania and pedophilia), it should be outlawed as those crimes.
8.) Gay behavior should have equal rights with polygamy, prostitution, kleptomania and pedophilia - nothing more.
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