Posted on 02/11/2015 10:19:49 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Nice lists. Here is one from the lowly Wikipedia on when states passed marriage amendments and how much they passed or failed by. It doesn’t have everything like CA’s prop.22 which passed by 61% in 2000 but it has prop. 8 which passed by 52%. So you can see CA lost around 9% on the issue in 8 years, and 2012 North Carolina (61%) was where 2000 CA was on the issue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state_constitutional_amendments_banning_same-sex_unions
FReegards
I think the reason we're not hearing a 10A argument here is because parties who have challenged state marriage laws have skirted the 10A issue. No one (on either side) disputes that the states (and not the feds) have the power to regulate marriage. But, at the same time, no one (on either side) disputes that the states may not regulate marriage (or anything else, for that matter) in a manner which deprives its citizens of the equal protection of the laws.
So, the cases that are challenging marriage laws are not about whether the states or feds have the power to regulate marriage, but rather whether prohibiting "same-sex marriage" deprives certain citizens of equal protection.
“With all of the meddling by the court into this issue, and given that Ted Cruz IS THE ONLY potential POTUS candidate who has, and continues to take a strong stand on this issue, In Other Words, puts actions to his words, he can only benefit from his fidelity to this conservative policy position.”
Senator Cruz has moved me into his camp based upon his strong stand. I was following Huckabee, but his rhetoric is tough, though not necessarily his actions. I don’t see Mike pressing the capitulating Governor of Alabama to back up judge Moore....this bothers and disappoints me.
I sure hope that Ted Cruz doesn’t drop this issue should the SCOTUS “misrule” later this year. I have seen some on this forum accuse Ted of being disingenuous for taking this position (calling it futile). I disagree, I think he is the real deal on this...and he not just grandstanding.
My PRIMARY focus has been and will remain to be moral/social conservative issues. Ted please stay the course. I don’t want to have to stay home in the general election because the GOP cannot field someone morally conservative like Ted Cruz.
LOL! Fair enough.
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