The Supreme Court has turned down all seven pending petitions urging the court to decide whether there is a right to same-sex marriage under the U.S. Constitution.
The justices’ action, announced without comment by the court Monday morning, appears to clear the way for same-sex marriages in at least five states in short order. Six other states could also see the practice quickly legalized under appeals court rulings already handed down.
The justices turned aside petitions challenging appellate decisions that overturned same-sex marriage bans in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The court’s move is likely to result within weeks in the practice spreading from the 19 states where it is currently legal to a total of 30 states.
Well great now traditional marriage is endangered all over the country.
You know according to Pat Robertson this is why we have Ebola, tornadoes, and Will and Grace marathons on TV.
Oh the humanity!
Imagine that. Marriage equality soon to be valid in 30 states, and my marriage is still miraculously intact.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the happy couples, and all the children who will now have the same benefits as any child of a married couple.
20 states to go; please do it for the children and America. There are a few mentions of equality in our laws and Constitution which demand we get this done.
The Court says as much sometimes when it refuses a case as when it takes a case. The Court also refused to take a case of a Science teacher who was fired for not teaching science in Ohio. He was teaching creationism. He was fired and that firing was upheld by the Ohio Supreme court and now the Supreme Court refuses to hear it.
ReplyDeleteToday was a good day at the Supreme Court.
Oh my Dog, I better contact my atty now and get a recommendation for a divorce atty. a 37 yr marriage down the tubes, thanks Obama.
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Marry on folks, marry on!
Little Rabbit
....But there is one scenario by which what today seems like an inevitable forward movement for marriage equality could be undone, and it may be the only hope conservatives have left. It involves a Republican winning the White House in 2016 and a liberal justice retiring, to be replaced by a conservative.
ReplyDeletehttp://prospect.org/article/nationwide-marriage-equality-now-inevitable-almost-not-quite
Damn, I hate to be negative, but that same thought occurred to me earlier today!
DeleteAnd, just maybe, this is why they refused to hear the cases???
May we both be wrong, Anon@1:43!
On another front. No one expects the Indiana Inquisition - at a traffic stop. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/indiana-trooper-pulled-over-woman-to-ask-if-shed-accepted-jesus-christ-as-her-savior-lawsuit/
ReplyDeleteThe decision was right and just and people like Ted Cruz can eff off.
ReplyDeleteGreat. I guess the court couldn't get past the fact that in all 50 states you need to purchase a marriage license in order to be legally married. You can get married in 500 churches, but until you go to city hall, pay the fee, and apply for the marriage license, you are not legally married. It is a legal contract. To deny this license to same sex couples is discrimination.
ReplyDeleteAnd remember, you do not need to got o any church to get married.
DeleteEXACTLY!
DeleteDepends on the state.
DeleteSome accept common law.
Scott Walker has thrown in the towel in his usual classless way. Jerk. Yay Wisconsin.
ReplyDeleteNow we need to work at the state level to pass anti-discrimination laws, and repeal the archaic ones in the books now. In those states it is legal to marry, but also legal for an employer to fire a newly married gay person.
ReplyDeleteWe can do it!
Mildred
I believe that the first time it is actually pulled (now, anyway) that law will drop from sight. Discrimination is discrimination. Firing someone for doing what is legal is NOT legal anyway.
DeleteIt's kind of like when I got stopped in California by one of Reagan's Storm Troopers. (Yes, I AM that old!) The cars on the interstate were doing 20 miles over the speed limit and he pulled me over for being in the right hand lane and doing the speed limit. When I begged him to give me the ticket he backed off. Especially after I told him it wasn't MY fault he and his cohorts couldn't control the traffic flow!
Yeah. Fire someone for obeying the law? That's gonna work.
Hey - don't forget the rest of us. My partner and I still can't get married here in Texas. I'm not a native, but he is, and neither of us vote for the likes of perry, Cruz, Cornyn, etc.
ReplyDeleteCome hell or high water, we're having a wedding in our backyard next August, even if we have to make a "pitstop" in New Mexico first.
Dave
Texas
You go Dave! Not holding my breath for Texas to come to it's senses anytime soon, though
DeleteCalifornia is also lovely for a destination wedding.
DeleteWe already did it back on Dec. 28 up in Maryland, but today at home in Virginia my husband and me (Dave) are legal. And it's his 65th birthday (I'm 60). Nice timing, SCOTUS.
ReplyDeleteSince we've already been together 38 and a half years with no restraining orders or arrests for domestic disturbance or attempted murder, I feel like we earned our legal marriage. Nor has it ever occurred to me to dent refrigerator doors when I'm mad at him, and I'm too old to start now.
Then too, a number of names I wish were around to throw rice at us, have preceded us to other side, all of whom long considered us married and I miss them. But, hurray for us. :)
Yes, Hurray dvlaries and Dave!
DeleteAnd not a single dent in the fridge, really? :)
Mildred
I would love to see those a**holes when they are FORCED to accept it!
ReplyDeleteThese clowns think they're going to defy the Supreme Court? Yeah, good luck with that. Christians go nuts when their beliefs are taken down a peg or two.
ReplyDeleteDear Nancy Escalante
ReplyDeleteGet off your ass and print new marriage license forms or start looking for a new job!
SC Gov. Nikki Haley Named As Other Woman In Divorce Case
ReplyDeletehttp://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/sc-gov-nikki-haley-named-other-woman-
The fight is not quite over....there's major battles yet to be won. For 'fun', just look at Louisiana....
ReplyDeleteAlso, let's remember that the Federal Government does NOT officially recognize this. How easy do you think a Republin would/could undo this whole thing?
Seriously, I don't know....
I've often thought the anti-gay marriage hoopla by the right is merely a cover for the fact that they don't want the light shined on their huge number/percentage of heterosexual divorces. Just like with the Catholic church using anti-birth control as a diversionary tactic from the pedophile priesthood, the evangelicals also are using gay marriage as a huge diversionary tactic to point away from their own adultery, marital unhappiness and dysfunction, spousal abuse, and divorce statistics.
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely loving the pink mesh devil with the flaming tutu!
ReplyDeletechuck todd is a poll guy not a serious journalist
ReplyDeleteAmpmymous 5:04
ReplyDeleteGood Catch, and the comments there are pretty funny as well. I guess darling Nikki's marriage is just as viable as Sarah and Todd's, afterall Sarah gushed over darling Nikki and her wonderful conservative credentials.
Guess it's time to step down and spend some quality time with the family. Maybe learn some boxing moves from Bristol, a word or two from Sally....... lmao