Does the Constitution Require Same-Sex Marriage in All 50 States?

Christian Post ^ | 04/21/2015 | Samuel Smith

[Sacajaweau]

The Constitution doesn’t require marriage at all.

[MCF]

There is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that gives the U.S. Government the power to define what Marriage is in the first place.

[Sherman Logan]

No. But that won’t keep the Courts from sooner or later finding such a requirement.

[PapaNew]

We should all know by now that regardless of what SCOTUS, who has long since abandoned the Constitution as the basis for their decisions, decides, the Constitution gives the feds NO power to interfere with marriage. It is a states’ issue and the states have the right and the duty to reject and nullify unconstitutional federal acts which are acts of tyranny.

[Billthedrill]

Yep. I feel a penumbra coming on...

[ClearCase_guy]

Buggery is now mandatory. Its in the penumbra.

[C210N]

SS marriage would be followed by gaystopo admissions that both a mom and dad are necessary, and therefore marriage by three consenting adults is a Constitutional right - the original two including one of the opposite sex as surrogate mom-or-dad, as needed.

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

Not a single person in the Congress or in the state legislatures who voted to ratify the 14th Amendment to the Constitution believed they were voting to require states to allow same sex “marriage.” Not a single person.

The amendment had one purpose; to guarantee to former slaves the same rights as enjoyed by white people.

How then can the 14th Amendment mean something today that it did not mean with it was adopted?

It can’t.

If the Supreme Court rules that it does, we will have lost our Republic (again) and this country will be a mere tyranny of judges who rule for life.

[cripplecreek]

I'm glad we have some good people here. I personally think the Michigan AG would be a spectacular US Attorney general appointed by president Cruz. Bill Schuette understands that opinion polling is not how law is made.

Michigan AG's legal team defends fight to uphold same-sex marriage ban

[KarlInOhio]

How do a state currently handle heterosexual marriages (also known as marriages) from other states which are illegal within its borders? The biggest two causes I can think of are first cousin marriages which are legal in some states and illegal in others and minimal age (Jerry Lee, you keep away from your cousin!)

[miele man]

book mark

[DaveyB]

Was the 10th Amendment repealed?

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Does the Constitution Require Same-Sex Marriage in All 50 States?”

Correction:
“ Does the Constitution Will Justice Kennedy require Same-Sex Marriage in All 50 States?”

The constitution is pretty irrelevant at this point because at least five justices decided it should be.
Did I mention that Grahamnesty votes for EVERY Obama appointee?

Will Kennedy and the four liberal Dems on the court force gay marriage on the states?

And if so will any states pass laws that defy the order?

[Iron Munro]

[Cboldt]

I believe that a majority of the federal courts of appeal that have taken up the question, have found that homosexual marriage is a constitutional right. Once circuit court found otherwise. I bet that really irked SCOTUS, because the split made it difficult for them to ignore the issue. I figure they'll do similar to what they did with Roe and Casey - finding some basis in the constitution that restricts states from restricting marriage to couples of the opposite sex.

The old polygamy cases (Reynolds comes to mind) roughly stand for the proposition that its up to the government to decide what forms of marriage are acceptable to society (that is, religious tenets to the contrary have to yield to the government); and it seems the Courts have asserted themselves as the deciders of social acceptability. They clothe their opinion in the form of finding a constitutional right to homosexual marriage of a couple, and for the time being, that's as far as the constitutional right extends. Who know what the arbiters of social justice will decide 10 or 20 years from now - but it must be a relief to not be tethered to the principle of consistency.

[Cboldt]

-- How do a state currently handle heterosexual marriages (also known as marriages) from other states which are illegal within its borders? --

They recognize the marriage as valid. Full faith and credit applies (Article IV).

[hosepipe]

Same sex marriage CAN ONLY be possible in areas..
WITH A POPULATION THATS POLITICALLY APATHETIC..

[Vendome]

The Constitution is silent on the issue, so anything goes.

I feel sorry for Utah.

They were required to give up their religious belief of polygamy as a condition of statehood.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Because so many gays have gotten married in states where laws and constitutional amendments preventing SS marriage were overturned by black robed tyrants, I fear the SC may just rule that the ship has already sailed and side with them by default.