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New Mexico Supreme Court rules Gay Marriage Constitutional

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The chips continue to fall. Chalk another one up for the good guys!
New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Constitutional

New Mexico's highest court has legalized same-sex marriage, declaring it is unconstitutional to deny a marriage license to gay and lesbian couples.

The state Supreme Court issued its ruling Thursday. New Mexico joins 16 states and the District of Columbia in allowing gay marriage.

Eight of the state's 33 counties have started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples since August, when a county clerk in southern New Mexico independently decided to allow the unions.
 
Congrats New Mexico!
 
You've gotten all the liberal blue states you're going to get, disneydude.

No, I totally mean it this time.
 
One more state added to the list of places not to visit, and whose companies I will try not to do business with.
 
One more state added to the list of places not to visit, and whose companies I will try not to do business with.

You aren't going to leave your doorstep pretty soon....so I suggest you either get used to it...or get used to being homebound.
 
Ok, whew. Finally! After India and Croatia, I was getting troubled.


You've gotten all the liberal blue states you're going to get, disneydude. No, I totally mean it this time.
Next up, "Ohio IS a liberal blue state!" :p

One more state added to the list of places not to visit, and whose companies I will try not to do business with.
You don't live in New England?
 
It's not a matter of "if" anymore. It's only a matter of "when".
 
You aren't going to leave your doorstep pretty soon....so I suggest you either get used to it...or get used to being homebound.

That's fine with me. If that's what I have to do in order to maintain at least a semblence of decency in my life, so be it. Guess this means I'm doing my homework this weekend by researching what businesses are based in New Mexico.
 
Now comes the state Constitutional amendment. That will be the real test. From the polls I have seen, the support for same sex marriage is only by a slim majority in that state and history tells us from things like the Prop 8 campaign that a slim majority can swing to the anti same sex marriage side if enough money is channeled into the state and turned into deceptive messages that create fear of the doom that same sex marriage will bring.
 
That's fine with me. If that's what I have to do in order to maintain at least a semblence of decency in my life, so be it. Guess this means I'm doing my homework this weekend by researching what businesses are based in New Mexico.

LOL...The USSC is very likely to rule on the issue in the near future which with make marriage equality the law of the land. What are you going to do then? Move to China?
 
Now comes the state Constitutional amendment. That will be the real test. From the polls I have seen, the support for same sex marriage is only by a slim majority in that state and history tells us from things like the Prop 8 campaign that a slim majority can swing to the anti same sex marriage side if enough money is channeled into the state and turned into deceptive messages that create fear of the doom that same sex marriage will bring.

No chance. Not after prop8 was struck down by the USSC. Isn't going to happen.
 
One more state added to the list of places not to visit, and whose companies I will try not to do business with.

If you live in New England...it is pretty likely that you already do business with states that recognize marriage equality. How are you ever going to exist?
 
One more state added to the list of places not to visit, and whose companies I will try not to do business with.

I somehow doubt you have a list of companies from which you will not buy goods due to their support of same sex marriage. For example, you are obviously using a computer and I'm pretty sure that it was made by a company that supports same sex marriage or has components in it that came from a company that supports same sex marriage. In fact, I would not be surprised if your ISP is owned by a company that supports same sex marriage. You may have no choice but to throw you computer into the ground and cancel your internet. It was nice knowing you.
 
That's fine with me. If that's what I have to do in order to maintain at least a semblence of decency in my life, so be it. Guess this means I'm doing my homework this weekend by researching what businesses are based in New Mexico.
So what will you do when it's finally legal in every state? Move to Mexico?
 
Now comes the state Constitutional amendment. That will be the real test. From the polls I have seen, the support for same sex marriage is only by a slim majority in that state and history tells us from things like the Prop 8 campaign that a slim majority can swing to the anti same sex marriage side if enough money is channeled into the state and turned into deceptive messages that create fear of the doom that same sex marriage will bring.
I doubt it? The Indiana legislature has mentioned that they were considering a law to create a Constitutional referendum and just about the entirety of Indiana's business community, educational institutions and city governments have flat out yelled NO. And that's in Indiana, which is noticeably more conservative than New Mexico.
 
LOL...The USSC is very likely to rule on the issue in the near future which with make marriage equality the law of the land. What are you going to do then? Move to China?

Probably just become a hermit.

If you live in New England...it is pretty likely that you already do business with states that recognize marriage equality. How are you ever going to exist?

Unfortunately I reside in a state where it's legal. I've been working on my fiance to get us the hell out of here, to somewhere like North Carolina, but until the wedding this coming July it's not going to happen.

So what will you do when it's finally legal in every state? Move to Mexico?

Possibly; or more likely just become a hermit.
 
Probably just become a hermit.



Unfortunately I reside in a state where it's legal. I've been working on my fiance to get us the hell out of here, to somewhere like North Carolina, but until the wedding this coming July it's not going to happen.



Possibly; or more likely just become a hermit.
You could just always remove yourself from society and go live in a shack in the woods like Ted Kaczynski
 
No chance. Not after prop8 was struck down by the USSC. Isn't going to happen.

Prop 8 was not struck down by the US Supreme Court. They only ruled on standing, not on merit.
 
I somehow doubt you have a list of companies from which you will not buy goods due to their support of same sex marriage. For example, you are obviously using a computer and I'm pretty sure that it was made by a company that supports same sex marriage or has components in it that came from a company that supports same sex marriage. In fact, I would not be surprised if your ISP is owned by a company that supports same sex marriage. You may have no choice but to throw you computer into the ground and cancel your internet. It was nice knowing you.

Interesting, where do you suppose most of your computer's vital parts are made?
 
I find it interesting that they ruled it is unconstitutional based on the states constitutional amendment that prohibits discrimination based on sex.
 
So what will you do when it's finally legal in every state? Move to Mexico?

Too many victory laps too soon. Over three quarters of the states still do not allow gay marriage. But on a good for you note, doesn't Mexico allow gay marriage now?
 
Now comes the state Constitutional amendment. That will be the real test. From the polls I have seen, the support for same sex marriage is only by a slim majority in that state and history tells us from things like the Prop 8 campaign that a slim majority can swing to the anti same sex marriage side if enough money is channeled into the state and turned into deceptive messages that create fear of the doom that same sex marriage will bring.
And that same Prop8 was deemed unconstitutional, iirc. So you're advocating that stupid people, who already know how their Supreme Court will rule, should waste tax payer money trying to change something they can't win. How bizarre that you righties only think liberal government spending is waste.
 
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