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South Carolina Supreme Court Halts Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

There's no unanimous circuit court decision. A refusal, by the SCOTUS means that it's no longer the Feds's jurisdiction, which means the states are allowed to enforce their own constitutions.

No, a refusal by the SCOTUS to hear an appeal means that the lower court decision remains in force. The Circuit Courts have so far been unanimous in striking down these bans which means those rulings are binding on the States if the SCOTUS won't hear an appeal.
 
I don't like the idea of changing the definition of marriage my left wing friend.

Too damned bad. Times changed, you got left behind.
 
God created homosexuals, so God can thank himself!

Gays created gays my left wing friend but I could care less about that..I just don't want the definition of marriage changed. What part of that do you not understand?
 
Gays created gays my left wing friend but I could care less about that..I just don't want the definition of marriage changed. What part of that do you not understand?

Nope. Gays occur within the animal kingdom. God created us and the rest of the animal kingdom with gay and straight inhabitants.

Deny all you want, but it is there for you to see.
 
As Yogi Berra once said my left wing friend, "Its not over until its over."

How sad that you have to call everyone that disagree with you "left wing"

Its over...you want to make a wager?

You are not affected in any way by two guys or two girls getting married. Except for your hate, that has already harmed you.
 
Gays created gays my left wing friend but I could care less about that..I just don't want the definition of marriage changed. What part of that do you not understand?

You can not want something all you want. I don't want people to be bigoted. See, not getting what you want is a fact of life. Just like Gay people.

By the way. Straight people are usually the creators of gay people.
 
SC State Supremes ruled correctly; the definition of marriage is part of our State Constitution, and should not be overturned by some indirect implied assumption about a ruling an APPELLATE court made about a law in another state.


It was right and proper for SCOSC to put a hold on this while the legal issues were examined and clarified, and possibly until after the State seeks further legal redress.

The 4th circuit's decision is binding for South Carolina, sorry. The SC Supreme Court knows full well what the outcome of this will be. There's no reason to grant an injunction because there's absolutely no expectation that any appeals will be successful. This is just pure, unadulterated spite on part of the SC AG and Supreme Court.
 
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Gays created gays my left wing friend but I could care less about that..I just don't want the definition of marriage changed. What part of that do you not understand?

I thought you said homosexuals can't procreate.
 
I don't think it is and I believe that's why SCOTUS refused to decide, because they might possibly be forced to overturn the circuit court rulings and hand the issue, in totality, to the states.

If SCOTUS believed the circuit court rulings were an overreach of judicial authority, they would have taken the case and made that ruling. It seems pretty clear they do not believe this.
 
The 4th circuit's decision is binding for South Carolina, sorry. The SC Supreme Court knows full well what the outcome of this will be. There's no reason to grant an injunction because there's absolutely no expectation that any appeals will be successful. This is just pure, unadulterated spite on part of the SC AG and Supreme Court.



Well, pardon us if we'd like something a little more than the opinion of a handful of mere appellate judges before we throw out our own State Constitution. The Supremes need to put on their big girl panties and render a ruling one way or the other.
 
I thought you said homosexuals can't procreate.

GO figure the hate that is spewed on the segment of the population least likely to cause unwed pregnancy or have an abortion.
 
There are no atheists in foxholes or on their deathbed my left wing friend.

There are quite a few, I was in a foxhole as an atheist (I'm not now I'm agnostic) AND George carlin was in his deathbed as an atheist. So do us all a favor and just speak for your anti-SSM self ok? You don't represent anyone.
 
Gays created gays my left wing friend but I could care less about that..I just don't want the definition of marriage changed. What part of that do you not understand?

Dick Cheney's daughter is gay so are you saying either him or his wife is gay?
 
LOL......pretty soon it will only be a handful few Southern States who still seek to impose governmental bigotry....but even those are soon to fall.

My prediction has come true. DP's resident homophobe has made a reappearance just as soon as some bigot court comes forth with a totally impotent ruling *against* SSM
 
My prediction has come true. DP's resident homophobe has made a reappearance just as soon as some bigot court comes forth with a totally impotent ruling *against* SSM

Huh??????????????:confused:
 
SC State Supremes ruled correctly; the definition of marriage is part of our State Constitution, and should not be overturned by some indirect implied assumption about a ruling an APPELLATE court made about a law in another state.


It was right and proper for SCOSC to put a hold on this while the legal issues were examined and clarified, and possibly until after the State seeks further legal redress.

No it was a powerless attempt to act in opposition to the federal courts, which has jurisdiction when it comes to the *federal* constitution, which again has authority. The federal appellate court has already ruled and guess who will quickly strike down this SCOSC ruling? Your only course of action is suck it up, leave personally, or secede.

And trust me, south carolina wouldn't be missed at all, precisely because of tantrums and spite of minorities like this
 
I don't like the idea of changing the definition of marriage my left wing friend.

The irony here is that NP had ZERO problem with the definition changing to allow for his marriage. Oh....the hypocrisy is strong with this one.
 
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