That’s some masterful foot-dragging, and I say that in all admiration.
“A state judge in Alabama is arguing that since the U.S. Supreme Court – a branch of the federal government – created “same-sex marriage,” Washington can just go ahead and administer the licenses.”
That’s correct.
The federal government created the law.
Let the federal government enforce the law.
But this process is way out of control...
1. The supreme court created a law.
[Judicial Branch created a law.]
2. The federal court system has to enforce the law.
[Judicial Branch enforces the law.]
I don’t think this is the way it supposed to work!!!
When these federal tyrant judges began striking down state laws on marriage, Governors and AGs should have immediately stood up for their citizens.
Same sex marriage is not a constitutional right any more than a 45 yr old woman marrying her 15 year old son is a constitutional right. Such things need to be voted on, and if passed, to become law. Alabama has not passed such a law allowing gays to marry (or moms to marry their sons) at this time. As with all laws, one can disagree with this decision by Alabama (or agree with it) but, the intellectual principled point is Alabama has the right to do what it wants. Period.
Forcing the Feds to issue the marriage license is masterful snark. I hope they stick to it.
The ego ridden Supreme Court has somehow morphed into a dictatorial legislative body instead of the protector of the constitution they were meant to be. The intellectual vapidity of some our justices is just sad. It all started with Roe Vs Wade...if not sooner.
We are a nation of laws. Not men. Or has the Supreme court reversed that fact too?
Good plan.
Eff the feds.
As I have said before, the solution is to have same sex licenses issued by the state. In the courthouse have a dot matrix printer hooked up to a state web site that generates the very special same sex licenses. Put this PC/printer in the corner of the marriage license office and it is self service and requires no personal contact from the local county officials.
If, as the Supreme Court claims, marriage is a civil right, then government has no right to issue licenses (permits) for it. We license privileges, not rights. Thus, this judge is correct and so is Kim Davis.