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Breaking: US S.Ct. Rules Same Sex Marriage Constitutionally Protected[W:320]

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Just out: U S S.Ct. rules that there is a constitutional right to same sex marriage, going further than just ruling that states have to recognize it, if performed in a state where it's legal.

This has an impact on the 14 states that have passed laws banning it.

NOTE: The ruling was NOT just that states have to recognize it. The ruling is that it is now LEGAL, being constitutionally protected. It COULD HAVE made the ruling more narrow, but it did not. It went all the way. The matter is now settled. Gay marriage is legal, like interracial marriage is.

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...if performed in a state where it's legal.

So .... it sounds like the SCOTUS left it up to the States to still make the decision as to the legality of SSM, but if done in a state where it IS legal, they states that have banned it must recognize it as legal. A bit nuanced and lets see if those states which still ban it either reverse their ban or re-litigate.

I do agree with the decision though - if State A says it's legal and the couple moves to State B where it's illegal - State B still has to recognize the marriage. It seems reasonable.
 
So .... it sounds like the SCOTUS left it up to the States to still make the decision as to the legality of SSM, but if done in a state where it IS legal, they states that have banned it must recognize it as legal. A bit nuanced and lets see if those states which still ban it either reverse their ban or re-litigate.

I do agree with the decision though - if State A says it's legal and the couple moves to State B where it's illegal - State B still has to recognize the marriage. It seems reasonable.

No. The ruling is that states cannot ban same sex marriage. It is now LEGAL, constitutionally protected.
 
Is there a link to the ruling?
 
Is there a link to the ruling? Because that's not what you said in your OP.

That is indeed what I said. You misread it. I said:
U S S.Ct. rules that there is a constitutional right to same sex marriage, GOING FURTHER than just ruling that states have to recognize it, if performed in a state where it's legal.
(emphasis added)

Saw it on tv. No link to written ruling yet. I'm sure it's up, now, on CNN or somewhere.

CNN has a "breaking news" line on page: "Supreme Court rules 5-4 that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide." www.cnn.com.
 
This will be the end of the Democratic Party for a generation. You won't see another den in the White House for a decade
 
What a steaming crock of bull****.

The Constitution says nothing about this topic.
 
Well what do you know,there world didn't end.
 
It is done.

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This will be the end of the Democratic Party for a generation. You won't see another den in the White House for a decade


I have no horse in this race, but you are not viewing things objectively. Gay marriage is supported by the majority in the country. The ONLY ones who won't like this are Republicans, who won't vote for Democrats, anyway. Log cabin Republicans may vote for Democrats, though.
 
Does this mean we can not like those horrific looking rainbow crosswalks now?

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Just out: U S S.Ct. rules that there is a constitutional right to same sex marriage, going further than just ruling that states have to recognize it, if performed in a state where it's legal.

This has an impact on the 14 states that have passed laws banning it.

NOTE: The ruling was NOT just that states have to recognize it. The ruling is that it is now LEGAL, being constitutionally protected. It COULD HAVE made the ruling more narrow, but it did not. It went all the way. The matter is now settled. Gay marriage is legal, like interracial marriage is.

NBC

you are saying the court recognized marriage as a right, or is it....... equality under the law?
 
Just out: U S S.Ct. rules that there is a constitutional right to same sex marriage, going further than just ruling that states have to recognize it, if performed in a state where it's legal.

This has an impact on the 14 states that have passed laws banning it.

NOTE: The ruling was NOT just that states have to recognize it. The ruling is that it is now LEGAL, being constitutionally protected. It COULD HAVE made the ruling more narrow, but it did not. It went all the way. The matter is now settled. Gay marriage is legal, like interracial marriage is.

NBC

But what about the forced marriages to horses, the mandatory raping of babies and the institutionalized cannibalization of Pentecostals that is surely right around the corner, J.J.??
 
Fantastic news, but I would like to read the actual decision. I was concerned about how the ruling would handle who gets to decide the question on defining marriage, and I suspect the dissent centers around State's rights for what the Constitution does not grant in power to the Federal Level.
 
Once the court announced it would hear this, the decision was a foregone conclusion.
 
equal protection clause. good decision. no state should be allowed to deny a fundamental right based on sexual orientation.
 
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