Didn't say anything about the Marriage License either, yet here we are.
How exactly does my marriage "soil" the institution of marriage?
This isn't the end of it. There will be lawsuit after lawsuit against churches who refuse to marry same-sex couples. Religious freedoms are now being violated.
Just out: U S S.Ct. rules that there is a constitutional right to same sex marriage, going further than just ruling that states have to recognize it, if performed in a state where it's legal.
This has an impact on the 14 states that have passed laws banning it.
NOTE: The ruling was NOT just that states have to recognize it. The ruling is that it is now LEGAL, being constitutionally protected. It COULD HAVE made the ruling more narrow, but it did not. It went all the way. The matter is now settled. Gay marriage is legal, like interracial marriage is.
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It soils the institution of marriage but, more importantly, it solidifies the idea that we're not a democracy....we're lorded over by 5 unelected and robed buffoons who call all the shots.
It's ridiculous and infuriating that Justice Kennedy, by himself, can lord over 350 million people without receiving a single vote
What I meant was the right will come to the polls in droves, Hillary will be routed
oh please you know you'll be told the same old tired ridiculous arguments. I'm so happy though. Happy for you. happy for myself. Happy for everyone.
This will be the end of the Democratic Party for a generation. You won't see another den in the White House for a decade
The fact that you can marry means I will not be asking my girlfriend to marry me...I don't want to share the same institution as you.
You may have won a court case, and the left-leaning folks on this site may support you, but you will NEVER be socially accepted by mainstream America.
I never had a problem with gays before today, but this is too much. I will not be your friend.
That is weird. You might wanna check that assumption.
It's been a while since we talked about it in the same thread at the same time, but in case you don't remember, I certainly don't support the government issuing marriage licenses.
Most Americans are disgusted by gays
Not most. Just a certain regressive section of the population who seem stuck in the 1800's.
I will not be your friend.
Steaming. Crock. Of. ****.
We're going to bend over backwards for "author's intent" when it comes to the sloppy writing in Obamacare, effectively rewriting the bill they voted yes on for them, but we're going to pretend that the people writing and voting for the 14th Amendment not only considered marriage a "right" but that a marriage that would be totally alien to them is also a "right?"
That's ****ing absurd. This entire line of reasoning is a joke and has been since the first time some liar ever tried it.
Absolutely not.
The equivalency is in pretending the Constitution, a plain English document, says something it does not. In this, these decisions are equal. The nation is a federal republic of states, and those individual states are supposed to have broad leeway to set their own internal policy in any matter in which the Constitution is silent.
Dred Scott did exactly what Roe or this does - run roughshod over the rule of law.
I actually think marriage should not be a word the state ever uses and licenses should be a thing of the past. I don't care if gays want to have a joint property contract - that's all fine and dandy - I do care about the integrity of our Constitution.
I was just on a flight with a gay flight attendant. Everyone was nice to his face but they were laughing at him behind his back.
I was just on a flight with a gay flight attendant. Everyone was nice to his face but they were laughing at him behind his back.
It doesn't soil my marriage. If it soiled yours I think you got bigger problems than the Supreme Court.
We haven't been a democracy for quite a while. It has been determined that we are now an oligarchy/plutocracy. Government decisions are no longer made to benefit the people. Instead, they are made to benefit the rich, Wall Street, corporate interests, etc. For some reason your people don't seem to have any problem with that. How America Became an Oligarchy | WEB OF DEBT BLOG
In fact, this decision, which finds favor in the eyes of most Americans, is a rare glimpse of democracy that hasn't been seen in quite a while.
"The stories of the people asking for the right to marry reveal that they seek not to denigrate marriage but rather to live their lives, or honor their spouses' memory, joined by its bond." Justice Kennedy
As expected...they did not rule based on Constitution or law. They ruled on emotion and personal opinion.
C'est la vie. The upside is...people can get on with their merry lives. There will still be many court battles on implementation, but this issue looks settled.
5 robed buffoons unilaterally lording over 350 million is your idea of democracy?
lol you are so full of hate. How bitter and sad. Your girlfriend probably deserves better anyways. She'll wisen up eventually and find a man who's love for her is not contingent on the marital status of strangers.
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