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Time to secede
Doesn't change much for the time being but I'll bet the rhetoric is about to get thick. http://m.ksat.com/news/federal-judge...z/-/index.html
Time to secede
*yawn*
Christian haters gonna hate (it's all about the $$$)
"Lawyers for the state say argue Texas has a right to create its own laws on marriage"
weak. might as well argue TX has the right to create its own laws on blacks, browns, women, etc.
Freedom! FROM religion!
Please just give the geys what they want so they'll STFU already.
pretty much
I'm so sorry, are victims of discrimination bothering you with their clamor for equal treatment?
I guess you had the same bother with blacks fighting for their rights to vote, etc?
This will go up to the Fifth Circuit and will likely be reversed there.
The real question is what SCOTUS does with this issue. As the number of states who permit same-sex marriage increases, we reach a point where allowing state-by-state regulation of those relationships becomes a practical impossibility in a portable society; that would suggest that there should be a universal governing principle on the legality of same-sex marriage and I tend to think that principle will find bans on same-sex marriage to be uncons utional. The basic practical arguments for bans have always been pretty shallow and courts are finding a number of ways to conclude that the bans fail as a matter of cons utional law.
I'm not sure why anyone is choosing to devote time and money to fighting this battle -- since the outcome now seems a fait accompli -- but obviously, it will continue until there's a definitive ruling on the cons utional issues.
As of October 1, 2012, the active judges on the court are as follows (chief judge in bold):[3]
# Judge Duty station[4][5] Born Appointed Chief Appointed by 71 Carl E. Stewart Shreveport, LA 1950 1994 2012present Clinton 60 E. Grady Jolly Jackson, MS 1937 1982 Reagan 61 W. Eugene Davis Lafayette, LA 1936 1983 Reagan 63 Edith H. Jones Houston, TX 1949 1985 20062012 Reagan 64 Jerry Edwin Smith Houston, TX 1946 1987 Reagan 73 James L. Dennis New Orleans, LA 1936 1995 Clinton 74 Edith Brown Clement New Orleans, LA 1948 2001 G.W. Bush 75 Edward C. Prado San Antonio, TX 1947 2003 G.W. Bush 77 Priscilla Owen Austin, TX 1954 2005 G.W. Bush 78 Jennifer Walker Elrod Houston, TX 1966 2007 G.W. Bush 79 Leslie H. Southwick Jackson, MS 1950 2007 G.W. Bush 80 Catharina Haynes Dallas, TX 1963 2008 G.W. Bush 81 James E. Graves, Jr. Jackson, MS 1953 2011 Obama 82 Stephen A. Higginson New Orleans, LA 1961 2011 Obama - vacant - - - - - - vacant - - - - - - vacant - - - - -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_..._Fifth_Circuit
yep,the notoriously ty extreme right-wing activist 5th with St Ronnie/dubya appointees (eg, Owen is truly garbage, iow, typical Repug appointee) will certainly overrule.
Just tired of hearing about it -- kinda like your posts.
You can also add it's an absolute political loser...
Maybe in some places but we'll see in Texas.
Should be interesting to see how AG and candidate-for-Governor Greg Abbott handles. Everyone expects him to appeal, but he could take a lot of wind out of Wendy Davis' sails if he doesn't. His base will still show up and vote for him regardless. Davis needs energized urban voters to rally for her, and this would be one less issue for them to rally around.
I mean, it's only a winner on states that are already decidedly red. Everywhere else, it's a political loser.
Not just this. Social conservatism overall is, IMO.
Supreme Court Could Soon Open The Floodgates For More Anti-Gay Laws
A closely watched case currently before the Supreme Court, Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., has nothing to do with LGBT rights, but everything to do with religious freedom. At issue is whether the federal government can require private businesses to cover birth control for their employees under Obamacare if the employer objects to contraception on religious grounds.
That's why advocates and legal experts say that if the justices rule that the health care reform law doesn't apply to those individuals and businesses, their legal reasoning could open the door for more discriminatory legislation. Or if they rule that it does, that could establish a new judicial foundation for striking down those anti-gay laws.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/scot...a-anti-gay-law
What the is that thing underneath the 2?Supreme Court Could Soon Open The Floodgates For More Anti-Gay Laws
A closely watched case currently before the Supreme Court, Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., has nothing to do with LGBT rights, but everything to do with religious freedom. At issue is whether the federal government can require private businesses to cover birth control for their employees under Obamacare if the employer objects to contraception on religious grounds.
That's why advocates and legal experts say that if the justices rule that the health care reform law doesn't apply to those individuals and businesses, their legal reasoning could open the door for more discriminatory legislation. Or if they rule that it does, that could establish a new judicial foundation for striking down those anti-gay laws.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/scot...a-anti-gay-law
Excellent point.
His rhetoric in the immediate aftermath of the decision today was a written statement insisting that an appeal is coming. I wonder to what extent that decision is being driven by Abbott (who has a history of using state resources to pursue extended litigation on hot-button issues) or by Governor Perry (who might see victory on this issue as a significant point to his legacy).
I'd frankly be stunned if the State didn't appeal.
What the is that thing underneath the 2?
CROFL! Definitely not gonna win people over with creatures like that. Just let s marry and shut up. Let them cheat them system just like straight couples. I still think single Americans gay straight or switch hitter should get a cut of all the taxes of every marriage license in America. Bam! Make it happen.
I'm all for gay couples getting the same ass raping by the IRS that straight couples do (provided you make the income that qualifies for said ass raping).
This also applies for Obamacare and its subsidies.
How do straight couples cheat the system
lol begging for a handout.
get a better job tbh
The "Keep It Red" signs are becoming more obvious.
Is there some doubt trickling in...
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