Gay marriage Ban Struck Down in Utah.

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This isn't that surprising. Anton Scalia himself predicted it in his dissent of Windsor. Since that decision there have been dozens of suits against the states with anti-SSM constitutional amendments. And even though this one is the first post-Windsor Federal case with a decision, it may not be the one that ends up at SCOTUS. There is an OK SSM case that has gone up and back down from the 10th Circuit (same as UT) that has been pending for 9 years.

Boise and Olsen (who successfully argued Windsor) recently joined a case in VA. That would be in the 4th Circuit which has more Dem appointees on it. The 4th circuit recently struck down VA's sodomy law (which Ken Cuccinelli got heat for defending). VA and the 4th Circuit are also where the Loving case (ending the ban on inter-racial marriage) came from. Boise and Olsen must have joined the VA case because they feel it has the best chance of going all the way. 

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Got to love how in Utah, this is an Emergency!

Salt Lake City mayor Becker marrying state senator Dubakis and now-husband.

RED ALERT! People who love each other are demonstrating that committment to start a family.

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Conservatives know that the constitution doesn't help them when arguing against SSM, which is why they came up with the so called "Federal Marriage Amendment" The problem is that when they started really pushing it a decade ago (especially around the 2004 election) it was too late. If they pushed for it around the time DOMA passed in 1996 it probably would have succeeded. In fact Bill Clinton defended his signing of DOMA as a way of "diffusing" a push for amendment in the 90s.