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Justice Kennedy: Same-Sex Marriage Bans Violate Equal Protection, ‘Harm and Humiliate Children’
PJ Tatler ^ | 6-26-2015 | Bridget Johnson

Posted on 06/26/2015 8:40:45 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot

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“The Court has long held the right to marry is protected by the Constitution,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the opinion. “For example, Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1, 12, invalidated bans on interracial unions, and Turner v. Safley, 482 U. S. 78, 95, held that prisoners could not be denied the right to marry.”

Kennedy wrote that four principles “demonstrate that the reasons marriage is fundamental under the Constitution apply with equal force to same-sex couples.”

“The first premise of this Court’s relevant precedents is that the right to personal choice regarding marriage is inherent in the concept of individual autonomy… A second principle in this Court’s jurisprudence is that the right to marry is fundamental because it supports a two-person union unlike any other in its importance to the committed individuals,” he said.

“A third basis for protecting the right to marry is that it safeguards children and families and thus draws meaning from related rights of childrearing, procreation, and education,” and current marriage laws “harm and humiliate the children of same-sex couple.” Plus, the justice added, the right to marry is not “less meaningful for those who do not or cannot have children.”

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: activistcourt; godkennedy; homosexualagenda; judicialtyranny; samesexmarriage
The "For the Children" card.
1 posted on 06/26/2015 8:40:45 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
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To: Sir Napsalot

Kennedy is a psychopath.


2 posted on 06/26/2015 8:42:42 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: Sir Napsalot; Norm Lenhart; MeganC; Lazamataz
WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDERN!?!
3 posted on 06/26/2015 8:43:25 AM PDT by KC_Lion (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! G-d bless you all!)
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To: Sir Napsalot

This opens the door for polygamy. No two ways about it


4 posted on 06/26/2015 8:44:00 AM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: Sir Napsalot

Homosexuality means different things to different ‘human’ beings.

To the homosexual it means that love is getting someone’s pee-pee shoved up your poo-poo and when the filthy method of orgasm is over having a mouth full of fecal matter.

No wonder there’s AIDs?

To the true Conservative it means that the central socialist government and all their sickly sycophants have managed to put sodomy on a pedestal to be worshipped.

Gay pride?

What is so prideful about two men committing sodomy?


5 posted on 06/26/2015 8:45:32 AM PDT by HomerBohn (When did it change from "We the people" to "screw the people" ?)
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To: KC_Lion

He is. Grooming begins early.


6 posted on 06/26/2015 8:45:39 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: HomerBohn

Old joke:

Are you a practicing homosexual?

(Lisp) No, I don’t need the practice!


7 posted on 06/26/2015 8:46:41 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Sir Napsalot

The unfortunate result of jurists ignoring the law. It has been going on a long time:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandeis_Brief


8 posted on 06/26/2015 8:47:15 AM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord, He is thrashing out the vineyard where the grapes of wrath are stored......
Promote what God abhors and face the consequences. Pervert His design of marriage at their own risk. The Lord will not be patient forever. Gonna suck to be a godless leftist when the Supreme Ruler of the Universe has the final say.
It ain’t gonna end well for the godless. Save us Jesus...


9 posted on 06/26/2015 9:01:21 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: headstamp 2

Since the SCOTUS and especially the Chief Justice have determined that “words do not mean what you always thought they meant, anyway”, the gates are down and the horses are stampeding away.

“Equal protection” is sort of a dead letter, because what provides protection to one part of the constituency, does so at the very clear disadvantage of another part of the constituency. The thing that should be sought is not “equality”, but “equity”, the protection of the interests ALREADY invested by one part or another in a dispute.

Just as there is no such thing as “getting even” in any dispute between two entities. One side is always a little further “ahead” than the other, and equity is never achieved.


10 posted on 06/26/2015 9:06:05 AM PDT by alloysteel ("Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement..." Ronald Reagan)
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To: Sir Napsalot
Kennedy talks to much. I would have greater respect if he wrote, "what business is it of the government to tell an individual who can get married". His expansion of children protection lack sociological studies and opens up more litigation as studies become available.

In the end, states are going to have to move to marriage contracts and away from licenses. They can define that a Marriage contract is between to Adult people only. Officiating weddings is over and marriage is a church is voluntary and completely protected by the first amendment.

States should move to Louisana's Covenant Marriage. Link

11 posted on 06/26/2015 9:11:08 AM PDT by 11th Commandment ("THOSE WHO TIRE LOSE")
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To: HomerBohn
To the homosexual it means that love is getting someone’s pee-pee shoved up your poo-poo and when the filthy method of orgasm is over having a mouth full of fecal matter.

In the 70's the father of my best friend in high school queered out on him. All of a sudden there were queer men in their house and lots of queer parties. These were pretty wealthy people so I suppose to not rock the boat my friends mom basically zoned out on the matter and started drinking a lot.

These folks had a big house so soon it became the place where they had big parties. I met queers (their term) that seemed like regular guys, flaming homosexuals that were an affront to my ears and eyes, muscled out leather clad dudes that were actually pretty scary. I was 16 and all these men hit on me. One got his a$$ kicked when he put his hands where they should not have been.

I loved the big homo parties. I would wait until these guys were all good and drunk then ask a question that mirrors what you posted. I'd say to them" OK, you put yourself in the back side of some other guy then he puts that in his mouth, basically you like to eat $hit". Their immediate reaction would always be the same, they would talk about love and relationships and butterflies and such garbage. My response would once again be "but you eat $hit". This always got me thrown out of the parties.

My friend's dad decided that he wanted to be in business with a couple of his new homo buddies so he started a business in the Montrose area of Houston. Because of this over the time of 2 years I literally met 100's of queer men. I found them to be the most self-loathing and self-destructive humans on the planet. They were all a mess. every last one of them. An oh, they stole a lot of money from my friend's father. Another story.

During this time I was able to listen in on some of the conversations between the early radical "ACT UP" types. They didn't care that I listened to them, I honestly think they thought they could turn me to their way of life. What I learned is that they have a plan, I also learned what is their kryptonite. Their plan was to infiltrate the media and government and push their agenda by pushing the emotional things they had in common with people that were not sick and insane like themselves. They would talk about love and emotion and the things queers and straights have in common (again, their language). What they wanted to NEVER talk about is what they do physically. That was and is their kryptonite. The queer folk are so sensitive about what they do to each other they never want it spoken about. Back then all they could do was to get pissed at you if you asked them about the "poop" question. Today, since they have indeed infiltrated the media and government they will simply ruin your life. Over the years they have become the thing they said all the straight people were, fascists.

Today, after decades the homosexuals have been given what they wanted. The noisy 1%-2% of the population have achieved their victory. It won't change a thing inside of them, they will still be self-loathing and self-destructive people. They will still be oddities. Now they have a very big problem and one I recognized decades ago, the only way for many of them to be normal is for the rest of us to be abnormal. That math does not work and never will. At the end of the day this "victory" is hollow and now the "gay" community will find that they can nor more make us them as Bruce Jenner can become a woman. I myself find that sad in a way but funny too because I have met so many of them.

For the immediate future and for a time the 1%-2% will become louder than ever. That is OK with me, my response will be "what's your problem? you got what you wanted". The reality is that they will NEVER get what they want and that is to be normal. Why not? because the rest of us won't literally eat $hit even though they got the United States Supreme Court to eat some.

12 posted on 06/26/2015 9:21:45 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (NO MORE IRS!)
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To: Sir Napsalot
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13 posted on 06/26/2015 10:17:03 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: isthisnickcool

I think Homosexuality is part of a depressive syndrome. They have higher rates of other destructive behaviors, like tobacco use, drug addiction, rampant promiscuity, alcoholism, porn addiction.


14 posted on 06/26/2015 11:40:49 AM PDT by quietly desperate
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