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    Hmmm Palin did not renew at Faux and now her daughter came out being pregnant to a person she is not married to. Coincidence?

    I see a reality show "The Palins" coming soon. Now that would be pure comedy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
    Mike Huckabee is a chode:

    “I will not acquiesce to an imperial court any more than our Founders acquiesced to an imperial British monarch,” Mr. Huckabee said. “We must resist and reject judicial tyranny, not retreat.”

    perfect example of why i can't vote republican anymore. embracing these people as part of your base drives off the independent voters like myself
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalyn View Post
    Churches/pastors can still refuse to officiate interracial weddings, nearly 50 years after it became fully legal in the US. I'm sure the same will be true about gay weddings in 2065.
    because you know, God and stuff
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    Quote Originally Posted by AerchAngel View Post
    They take away all rights that the Right doesn't like, but when the Right want their rights, they won't allow them. Funny how that works. We are not a free nation anymore, it depends who sits on the throne and thrones, if you will. If you don't agree with them, you are not free.
    and here i thought the Huckabee quote was going to be the dumbest thing in this thread
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    Quote Originally Posted by goldfly View Post
    because you know, God and stuff
    Not only did "God" purportedly create the penis, vagina, asshole, and mouth, but the bible is also apparently a nonsensical instruction manual on how to properly use them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by goldfly View Post
    and here i thought the Huckabee quote was going to be the dumbest thing in this thread

    Is America the land of the free or land of whomever is in charge, I want it this way and silence the other.

    Well when someone forces you to do something against your morals, you think it is okay? I thought you were a Libertarian. This is a blatant disregard of the Constitution intended meaning. Like others said, the state grant marriage certificates not the Federal government and should remain as such. The throne is the president and the thrones is the Supreme Court justices, they dictate how to run your life depending on which way the wind is blowing. Like I said if one side want it one way, they will ignore the other side and it goes both ways.

    I could give a rats ass about gay marriage, I am glad it is over with so I don't have to hear about it, but messing with the Constitution and bending its words to suit a particular group of people, well lets not have a Constitution, it doesn't mean anything.


    Let's see.

    Freedom of Speech - You don't have it in this country
    Right to Bear Arms - its going away
    Illegal search and seizures - it is being abused
    Amendment 9 & 10 - doesn't mean a damn thing
    Amendment 14 - assaulted now

    Half the Bill of Rights exploited politically

    So?

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    Quote Originally Posted by weso1 View Post
    For benefits and stuff like that. Some states wanted to recognize gay marriage and some didn't (l.e. not all marriages received the same benefits). The reason it went as high as it did is because some see it as a human rights issue backed by the constitution.

    I personally didn't see it that way and I think it should've been left up to the states. I support gay marriage and eventually every state was going to allow it anyway. I am a huge believer in states rights though, and I think this decision is another slippery slope that erodes the rights of individual states. Liberal judges are much more inclined to take away the idea of individual state rights.
    But the private sector was already doing a lot of that, including state and local governments in extending benefits to same-sex partners even before gay marriage was recognized in those states.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AerchAngel View Post
    Is America the land of the free or land of whomever is in charge, I want it this way and silence the other.

    Well when someone forces you to do something against your morals, you think it is okay? I thought you were a Libertarian. This is a blatant disregard of the Constitution intended meaning. Like others said, the state grant marriage certificates not the Federal government and should remain as such. The throne is the president and the thrones is the Supreme Court justices, they dictate how to run your life depending on which way the wind is blowing. Like I said if one side want it one way, they will ignore the other side and it goes both ways.

    I could give a rats ass about gay marriage, I am glad it is over with so I don't have to hear about it, but messing with the Constitution and bending its words to suit a particular group of people, well lets not have a Constitution, it doesn't mean anything.


    Let's see.

    Freedom of Speech - You don't have it in this country
    Right to Bear Arms - its going away
    Illegal search and seizures - it is being abused
    Amendment 9 & 10 - doesn't mean a damn thing
    Amendment 14 - assaulted now

    Half the Bill of Rights exploited politically

    So?
    what a weird view you have that isn't even grounded in fact

    i would love an explanation for this: " the Right want their rights, they won't allow them. "

    "This is a blatant disregard of the Constitution intended meaning" hahahaha
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    This ruling doesn't force anyone to do anything. It CORRECTS a mistake that FORCED people to be FORCED (again) to abide by the morals of others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
    Mike Huckabee is a chode:

    “I will not acquiesce to an imperial court any more than our Founders acquiesced to an imperial British monarch,” Mr. Huckabee said. “We must resist and reject judicial tyranny, not retreat.”
    Huckabee's just mad because he can't find a supporter who can give him oodles of money that this same court provided to others with the Citizens United decision.

    Truly though, Huckabee is a total tool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalyn View Post
    This ruling doesn't force anyone to do anything. It CORRECTS a mistake that FORCED people to be FORCED (again) to abide by the morals of others.
    Does the US government issue marriage certificates?

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    First of all, I'm an attorney so my take on this tends to be a little different.

    I don't know how many of you actually read this decision and the dissents. It's 103 pages so you have to be something of a law geek to do it. I am so I did. I will say that regardless of whether you agree with the conclusion reached by the majority, the court's opinion written by Kennedy is one of the worst decisions I've ever read. It's almost unrecognizable as a judicial opinion. Also, the way a court decides something is often more important than what the ultimate decision is. The decision of this case only affects the issue of marriage, the way the court reasoned can actually be taken and applied to countless areas of the law.

    Kennedy's opinion is almost completely devoid of legal analysis. He rambles on for pages about why he thinks gay marriage is good for society but only a few paragraphs actually show his reasoning as to why the constitution guarantees it. This is troubling. Courts aren't supposed to create law that they think would be good for people. That's the job of the legislature.


    This ruling could easily open the door for courts to openly strike down laws based on the fact that they disagree with the legislature and think the law is bad for society. That's not how the judicial branch is supposed to function. The judicial branch is not supposed to decide whether a law is a good or bad idea, only whether the legislature has the power to pass it. The opinion looked more like a judicial veto than a decision based on law.

    There were half a dozen ways the court could have decided this case today, reached the same end result, and yet not upset 50 years of precedent that strove to keep the judiciary away from bald statements of policy preference as the basis for a decision.

    Take whatever side you will on whether you think gay marriage should or shouldn't happen. Both sides could very well be affected if this case represents a new era of review instead of being cloistered away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by goldfly View Post
    what a weird view you have that isn't even grounded in fact

    i would love an explanation for this: " the Right want their rights, they won't allow them. "

    "This is a blatant disregard of the Constitution intended meaning" hahahaha
    Right to bear arms is the first. Frankly I don't care for guns, but the Left doesn't want anyone to have guns even though it is in the Constitution. That is what I was referring when their rights are being assaulted


    Blatant disregard for the Constitution are the ones below:

    The Patriot Act abuses Searches and Seizures
    The States powers are being strip to appease a certain side. I think they put in Federal marriage certs now since the state has no jurisdiction.
    Immigration under Amendment 14 is being assaulted right now.

    Like I said, our Constitution is being rendered useless when the laws are not being upheld. If you want it to be change to allow this, then do it properly by amending it and not base on a decision by rewording it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by striker42 View Post
    First of all, I'm an attorney so my take on this tends to be a little different.

    I don't know how many of you actually read this decision and the dissents. It's 103 pages so you have to be something of a law geek to do it. I am so I did. I will say that regardless of whether you agree with the conclusion reached by the majority, the court's opinion written by Kennedy is one of the worst decisions I've ever read. It's almost unrecognizable as a judicial opinion. Also, the way a court decides something is often more important than what the ultimate decision is. The decision of this case only affects the issue of marriage, the way the court reasoned can actually be taken and applied to countless areas of the law.

    Kennedy's opinion is almost completely devoid of legal analysis. He rambles on for pages about why he thinks gay marriage is good for society but only a few paragraphs actually show his reasoning as to why the constitution guarantees it. This is troubling. Courts aren't supposed to create law that they think would be good for people. That's the job of the legislature.


    This ruling could easily open the door for courts to openly strike down laws based on the fact that they disagree with the legislature and think the law is bad for society. That's not how the judicial branch is supposed to function. The judicial branch is not supposed to decide whether a law is a good or bad idea, only whether the legislature has the power to pass it. The opinion looked more like a judicial veto than a decision based on law.

    There were half a dozen ways the court could have decided this case today, reached the same end result, and yet not upset 50 years of precedent that strove to keep the judiciary away from bald statements of policy preference as the basis for a decision.

    Take whatever side you will on whether you think gay marriage should or shouldn't happen. Both sides could very well be affected if this case represents a new era of review instead of being cloistered away.

    I am not good at summary writing, just good at doing my job. This is what I got from it as well. And this is BLATANT misuse of the Constitution.

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    Add ACA and Gay Marriage to the column.
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    [MENTION=135]striker42[/MENTION] Thanks for sharing your legal reading on this. It's an important aspect to consider; the creation of a precedent which grants the court more direct leeway to intervene on issues that weigh more heavily on constitutional interpretation (14th amendment ... and what 'due process' actually represents) than the scope of written laws, which is usually about the extent of SCOTUS' purview.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
    [MENTION=135]striker42[/MENTION] Thanks for sharing your legal reading on this. It's an important aspect to consider; the creation of a precedent which grants the court more direct leeway to intervene on issues that weigh more heavily on constitutional interpretation (14th amendment ... and what 'due process' actually represents) than the scope of written laws, which is usually about the extent of SCOTUS' purview.
    Not good.

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    This too will become so embedded in society that it will be impossible to go back.
    Where is Bedel ? Thought he might appreciate my finding of the original document of "The Gay Agenda"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalyn View Post
    There's profit in it. Same reason religion has been in the marriage game for so long.

    Yeah, I make tons of money off of doings weddings... That right there is funny.

    The State paid me some mega-bucks for signing those certificates. Ha!

    Well, I'm going to give up those big State bucks and stop signing marriage licenses.
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    Was it the socks and sandals ??

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