Posted on 05/21/2014 2:16:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The cascade of same-sex marriage rulings is now a torrent, each more quotable and image-ready than the last. “Let us look less to the sky to see what might fall; rather, let us look to each other…and rise,” district Judge Michael McShane wrote Monday in Oregon. Not to be outdone, district Judge John E. Jones III—a George W. Bush appointee, personally recommended by Rick Santorum—wrote Tuesday in Pennsylvania: “We are a better people than what these [marriage] laws represent, and it is time to discard them into the ash heap of history."
Indeed, after Judge Jones threw out his state’s ban, same-sex marriage is now 12-0 in federal courts across the country. But the lofty rhetoric of these decisions and their legal reasoning are a far cry from Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion in United States v. Windsor, which invalidated the Defense of Marriage Act less than a year ago. As a challenge to a state marriage amendment or law now seems destined to end up at the Supreme Court, probably in the next term, these discrepancies should be cause for concern.
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I refuse to recognize homosexual relationships as marriages. Period.
Do you think there are 38 states that would ratify such an amendment today?
Do you think there are 38 states that would ratify such an amendment today?
Depends on question. Politically and judicially, for the immediate future I expect no great miracles. Emperor Kennedy of the Supreme Court has made up his mind, and there is enough popular support for homosexual marriage to give cover to coward politicians.
Long term, we pray for salvation of homosexuals, renewal of the church, and revival of the nation. Making a single homosexual repent is more important than passing any law.
“The only way to stop it now is a amendment to the Federal Constitution.”
You would need a Tea Party (not GOP) super majority in both chambers of Congress and 3/4 state legislatures. At the given moment that seems more than unlikely.
What the nation really needs is revival not more laws. When the people are corrupted, a righteous law on the books will not halt the corruption nor will it stay the wrath of God. With spiritual restoration, people will be moral with or without laws.
Looks that way
Maine, Maryland and Washington State all passed gay marriage by referendum and that will probably be the end of it. There's no point anymore for gay marriage proponents to try to raise the money needed to rally voters to pass future pro-gay marriage laws since judges are doing their work for free these days.
16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.
26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy."
The governors and legislatures of the various states that have rejected same-sex marriages should ignore the unfavorable rulings handed down by federal courts and judges. No constitutional basis exists for the federal government to intervene in what is clearly a state’s rights issue.
“The only way to stop it now is a amendment to the Federal Constitution.”
Which means yes, it is unstoppable.
We could have done that a decade ago, but we lost the American public since then. Even in red states, where we should be solidly against it, the issue is split.
Now we need to learn from our failure so we don’t make the same mistakes on the next issue.
State legislatures passed laws legalizing gay marriage in Vermont, New Hampshire, District of Columbia, New York, Rhode Island, Delaware, Minnesota, Hawaii and Illinois.
Voters approved gay marriage via referendums in California, Washington, Maine, and Maryland.
Court decisions are responsible for gay marriage in Massachusetts, Iowa,
New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.
The issue is in the courts in Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Texas, Michigan, Idaho and Arkansas.
California was a court decision.
You are correct, my mistake. The referendum (Proposition 8) in California was to ban same sex marriage. It passed but was overturned by the Supreme Court.
Of course.
I am immune to it.
What pervert deviants do is inconsequential.
It is neither marriage, nor does it concern me in the least what terrible disease kills them.
Because the State politicos secretly want them to, now they don't have to vote and reveal their true self.
Notice how the GOPe never challenges the courts power to do this?
It is never about what they say, it is about destroying the institution of marriage and family. Homosexuals are not monogamous by nature.
RE: What pervert deviants do is inconsequential.
Unfortunately it isn’t inconsequential to a lot of people ( mostly Christians ).
You can’t even express your opinion when asked without your business or job being attacked.
As much as they would like to leave these perverts alone, they are being FORCED to celebrate their lifestyle OR ELSE, be fined or driven out of business.
The Christian wedding photographer in New Mexico and the Christian wedding cake baker in Colorado are just two examples.
The CEO of Chick-Fil-A is another example.
As much as we would like to ignore them, THEY WON’T ALLOW US TO IGNORE THEM. They want CONFORMITY.
If you see posts of interest to Pennsylvanians, please ping me.
Thanks!
Thanks lightman for the heads up
Oh whatever, this is so annoying.
I tend to agree with my Mom, for once.
From her lips:
“If they want to be married & miserable as the rest of us, let’em. Won’t be long before the gay divorce happens, which is why the big push for gay marriage. Bloodsucking lawyers behind it all (no pun intended). May they all rot in Hell”.
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