California's top court overturns gay marriage ban

[PhiGam]

Im not sure how I feel about the courts stepping in here even though I agree with the legalization of gay marriage. Every state that this is on the ballot for in November will see an increase in the number of evangelical voters, if I were a campaign strategist I would try to get either gay marriage or partial birth abortion bans on the ballot in every key state.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

Im not sure how I feel about the courts stepping in here even though I agree with the legalization of gay marriage.

Wow, I did NOT see that coming from you, PhiGam. I'm impressed!

Every state that this is on the ballot for in November will see an increase in the number of evangelical voters, if I were a campaign strategist I would try to get either gay marriage or partial birth abortion bans on the ballot in every key state.

Paging Karl Rove... blech

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Wow, I did NOT see that coming from you, PhiGam. I'm impressed!

Paging Karl Rove... blech

Assumptions... I'm not religious so I guess it doesn't bother me.
Either way, a ban is not unconstitutional and this judge should lose his office.

[Coramoor]

Once again you have a handful of liberal activist judges squashing the vote of some thirty odd million people that settled this already. Wasn't this one of the things the Founders warned us about some 200 years ago?

The left is becoming more fascist by the day.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by Coramoor

Once again you have a handful of liberal activist judges squashing the vote of some thirty odd million people that settled this already. Wasn't this one of the things the Founders warned us about some 200 years ago?

The left is becoming more fascist by the day.

FYI:

Originally Posted by jon1856

"The decision was a bold surprise from a moderately conservative, Republican-dominated court that legal scholars have long dubbed "cautious," and experts said it was likely to influence other courts around the country."

[jon1856]

^^^^^^LOL-I was in the middle of posting the same thing

[Coramoor]

Originally Posted by TSteven

FYI:

By what scale, the NYT?

[Leslie Anne]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Anywho, if it was just a legal matter then a civil union should be enough.

And we're back to this:

Originally Posted by Senusret I

One reason that civil unions aren't good enough is that they are not portable beyond the state they were issued. Another is that there are like 2000 or so rights that automatically come with marriage that have to be duplicated when a state creates civil unions. In a nutshell, it's a waste of time and resources.

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Marriage is mentioned and sanctioned in the Bible.

Yes, but that's not the only way to be married. What about courthouse marriages? Are those people not actually married?

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

The majority of the people in this country are Christians, or are part of a religion that recognizes marriage between a man and a woman. So that is where the religious issuse comes in.

Majority rule can be a very dangerous path.

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

As far as I know each of those religions support a marriage between a man and a woman. So, yeah if I were that religion I would practice and support their beliefs.

I wasn't referring to marriage specifically. I meant EVERYTHING about that religion controlling your life.

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Or, I would do as our Founding Fathers and get up and move to another country where I could establish my own rules.

So...like it or leave? Dear Lord!

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

Yes, but that's not the only way to be married. What about courthouse marriages? Are those people not actually married?

Yes, they are.

Majority rule can be a very dangerous path.

Only if you are in the minority.

I wasn't referring to marriage specifically. I meant EVERYTHING about that religion controlling your life.

Some people live like that. Look at those polygamist women here in Texas. I would not choose to live like that but they do. I don't understand their choice but they made it and are willing to live it.

So...like it or leave? Dear Lord!

Yes. Is this not a part of the reason the American West was settled? People did not like life 'back East', so they picked up and moved. Well, that is the reason given of how Houston was settled anyway.