SCOTUS strikes down gay marriage bans, legalizing marriage equality nationwide

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HylianTom said:
On a happier note, check-out this live feed of the White House:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/live-white-house

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I'm tearing-up all over again. What a remarkable day.
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Lovely.
 
Now that the government allows everyone to get married im one step closer to getting me a second wife.
got to wait till next year for my first one.
 
ivysaur12 said:
Even if it the proper legal channels need to be dealt with, it's nothing more than stalling. This has one endgame, and it's not like a lot of this (except for Kansas) is actively trying to nullify the ruling.

"Herp derp we have to wait for it work through the proper legal channels!"

To do so is only stalling the inevitable. It actively harms gay couples. And, maybe more gravely, it's acting in violation of the United States Constitution. There's a reason almost every other state has allowed for gay couples to marry even if their governor is personally opposed.
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Don't get me wrong , I'm in full agreement with everything you said.

Of course they're stalling, we all know their religious views trump the law.
 
Jesus christ at that 5-4 split. 50 years from now, no one's realistically going to care or even particularly believe that state's right horseshit from Roberts. They're just gonna see the crusty, bigoted fucks that opposed a basic right for a discriminated group.

You would think these people would know better.
 
I'm not gay and I believe in God yet I'm really happy for you guys and gals today. I know my brother is happy though marriage is far from his mind right now. It's God's place to judge people, not ours. We should just be happy for our fellow man and treat them like everyone else.
 
HylianTom said:
Yup. Louisiana isn't issuing licenses at all.

We're not driving to another state and coming back; we want to get married at home here in New Orleans. I hope that the feds come down on our state officials like a shit-ton of bricks if this continues on for too long.

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On a happier note, check-out this live feed of the White House:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/live-white-house

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I'm tearing-up all over again. What a remarkable day.
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Can you imagine this under McCain or Romney? Shit would never fly. Thanks, Obama.
 
I don't pay attention to American laws but did some states not already legalise gay marriage last year? It is nice this law has passed throughout the country but it sure did take a long time, I've never ever understood why people have had problems with gay marriage or anything like that. The last time I was in New York I could not believe the insults being thrown at my friend because he was gay, I can understand the old bitties saying it but fucking hell hearing youngsters spout that shit had me worried.
 
Frozenprince said:
They cater exclusively to the farthest right of the right wing because that's the ratings base they have.

It's sad. But MSNBC is no better on the opposite end of the spectrum.

It's important to remember that these people are ALSO a minority.
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MSNBC and Fox are not remotely the same.
I hate both, but MSNBC despite its pro-democtratic establishment leanings does not remotely compare to the agenda driven propaganda bullshit that Fox pushes. Fox deliberately and frequently reports lies and skewed misleading facts as news.

Also, Fox does cater to old right-wingers. MSNBC does not cater to young progressives. Just look at the ratings. Progressives and liberals are not really watching mainstream TV news. MSNBC has recently been trying to fix this by mistakenly going more right wing (see morning Joe) instead of actually reporting the news honestly including criticizing the democratic establishment (which is what progressives actually want).
 
Darksol said:
I just checked on Facebook. I was positive this was fake. I'm surprised :o
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Seems like there is a political line being drawn in the sand, for sure. In the republican party. Those that want to move forward with the world, and those that want to hunker down in their shelters with suicide pills.
 
Applesauce said:
Greg Abbot (TX Gov) telling county officials not to discriminate against gay couples, but don't punish anyone who does on the grounds of "religious liberty".

http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/The-Latest-US-Supreme-Court-clears-way-for-gay-6351232.php



The hoops one jumps through to rationalize his or her backwards stance on this issue continue to amaze me.

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So yeah Abbot's "directive" is mostly useless at this point. Counties with the major metro cities in Texas are pretty liberal so I don't see this "directive" having much of an impact regarding issuing marriage licenses.
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The problem is a lot of Texas is very rural, and very conservative. If the governor lets them play fast and lose with the ruling until the feds crack down on him, it puts a lot of couples out of luck, as the nearest county seat, where you could get a license, could be pretty damn far away, provided you even live near one that would issue you one and not play the discrimination game as well.
 
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