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New York to Become the Sixth State to Legalize Gay Marriage

American said:
I'm not a proponent of gay marriage, but I am a proponent of what is constitutional. I hope the wisdom is strong with them on that day.
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No place in the constitution is marriage mentioned my friend...........
 
Navy Pride said:
We shall see...Thanks to President Bush there are 5 Conservatives judges on the Court now................That would mean a 5-4 vote to throw out Gay Marriage.............
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I hate that SCOTUS has become partisan. It kinda defeats the purpose.
 
Henrin said:
It is covered. Marriage is not covered by anything in the constitution.
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Show me where it says "Air Force" in the Constitution! You can not because it does not!


:lamo
 
Navy Pride said:
Its to bad the people of NY did not have a vote on this issue...
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I guess you missed the post where I said that a solid majority of New Yorkers are in favor of legal recognition for same-sex marriage. We are, after all, a fairly blue state.

Navy Pride said:
I am confident that this issue will end up in the SCOTUS and all these phony marriages will be voided.........
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Historically the Supreme Court has regarded marriage issues as the domain of the individual states -- as in, a matter of state's rights, a concept phony conservatives like you forget all about when it suits your purposes.
 
winston53660 said:
Show me where it says "Air Force" in the Constitution! You can not because it does not!


:lamo
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Did I say it has the words "Air Force"? No. What I said was "its is covered". Now why don't you go off and laugh at your own stupidity.
 
Why is it cons think the states should handle healthcare and have no problems with state immigrant laws but this bothers them? You tea party patriots aren't for ole Barry telling you how to live your life are you? You sure you want the US government should intervene? I do to but actually let's make this law work for about 41 more states.
 
Navy Pride said:
We shall see...Thanks to President Bush there are 5 Conservatives judges on the Court now................That would mean a 5-4 vote to throw out Gay Marriage.............
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There are many conservative arguments for Same Sex Marriage.
 
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Navy Pride said:
No place in the constitution is marriage mentioned my friend...........
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It may not be stated in the constitution but this is what the supreme court said about marriage in Loving vs. Virginia.

Marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man," fundamental to our very existence and survival.... To deny this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the racial classifications embodied in these statutes, classifications so directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment, is surely to deprive all the State's citizens of liberty without due process of law. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the freedom of choice to marry not be restricted by invidious racial discrimination. Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the State.

Obviously they were talking about race and not sexual orientation but it shows that yes marriage is a basic civil right in this country.
 
Navy Pride said:
We shall see...Thanks to President Bush there are 5 Conservatives judges on the Court now................That would mean a 5-4 vote to throw out Gay Marriage.............
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Kennedy has voted several times for gay rights. He is a wildcard and the usual swing vote of the court. It is just as likely that he will vote for same sex marriage that it is that he would vote against it.

It should be hard for any judge to say that anti-SSM laws don't violate the US Constitution. Too bad we do have a political divide in our SCOTUS. Hopefully justice will win out soon, but if marriage equality doesn't happen with the cases headed there now, it will happen eventually.
 
I've dated girls who could have been mistaken for a certain farm animal. Does that count?
 
roguenuke said:
Kennedy has voted several times for gay rights. He is a wildcard and the usual swing vote of the court. It is just as likely that he will vote for same sex marriage that it is that he would vote against it.

It should be hard for any judge to say that anti-SSM laws don't violate the US Constitution. Too bad we do have a political divide in our SCOTUS. Hopefully justice will win out soon, but if marriage equality doesn't happen with the cases headed there now, it will happen eventually.
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He is a Roman Catholic and will never vote for gay marriage..............
 
roguenuke said:
Kennedy has voted several times for gay rights. He is a wildcard and the usual swing vote of the court. It is just as likely that he will vote for same sex marriage that it is that he would vote against it.

It should be hard for any judge to say that anti-SSM laws don't violate the US Constitution. Too bad we do have a political divide in our SCOTUS. Hopefully justice will win out soon, but if marriage equality doesn't happen with the cases headed there now, it will happen eventually.
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Agaim, you did not feel that way when a liberal court made it legal to kill babies in the womb...............
 
Navy Pride said:
Its to bad the people of NY did not have a vote on this issue...I am confident that this issue will end up in the SCOTUS and all these phony marriages will be voided.........
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Same question, who would have standing to bring a case? I think you guys need a civics lesson.
 
Navy Pride said:
He is a Roman Catholic and will never vote for gay marriage..............
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A Roman Catholic in New York just voted for SSM in New York. People who make/influence laws do not always do so by their religious beliefs, but what is best for the nation. And SSM is good for the nation, and the strength of family.
 
RStringfield said:
That has nothing to do with this law.
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But it could very well effect SSM laws as a whole, and lead to a ruling like Loving v Virginia where SSM would be legal in all 50 states. Also DOMA will likely make it to the court eventually.
 
The NY law can't be challenged because it does not harm anyone. No court would even entertain a case against it.
 
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