Governors should respond by giving the finger to SCOTUS.
The laws for issuing marriage licenses have just been overturned by the Supreme Court. This means that there is no statutory basis for issuing ANY marriage license to anyone.
The State Legislature would have to re-write the marriage license laws to conform to this decision. If they don’t they the state has no right to issue a marriage license to anyone.
When people complain then they can take their case to the Supreme Court.
In essence the SCOTUS has made their decision. Let THEM enforce it!
If they don’t issue any at all, then that is equal treatment under the law.
I dont think many governors will do that. Maybe none. This issue is basically over from a legal standpoint. Liberals won. Yes there will comments made in blogs and chat rooms etc but little if any real opposition. Next battle involves the churches.
There's a bit of a problem paraphrasing Andrew Jackson in this instance. He was the head of the Executive Branch, in charge of enforcing law. For (at least) the next 18 months, we have an Executive and AG all too willing to enforce THIS ruling, as it fits their agenda.
In essence the SCOTUS has made their decision. Let THEM enforce it!
great point. they wrote the law now promulgate the CFR for how to implement, and start to enforce. This might apply to most of the crap they have been doing for the past 100 years.
Echos of President Jackson!
Please don't hold your breath waiting on any Governor to grow a size 10 pair.
I've read posts suggesting the Individual States (for John Roberts clarity) should just nullify the USSC decision. However, you actually bring up a legal issue that is problematic to States' laws and constitutions, providing such stipulate that marriage is between and man and woman. It will be interesting to see how the States handle this.
The Texas governor, Greg Abbot, already has. He has sided with the Texas RFPA, so the state can’t deny adoption agencies that won’t give kids to gays, refuse to continue contracts with Catholic charities that won’t agree to accept same sex options, etc.