Tennessee to Re-Ban Gay Marriage?

[100% pro-life no matter what]

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/17/lawmakers-file-tennessee-natural-marriage-defense-act/32570645/

Stand up to judicial tyranny!!

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I guess Tennessee is repudiating Andrew Jackson if they're going to go for nullification nonsense.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Yawn...

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Good luck with that.

[SteveRogers]

Wow, yeah that's not how that works.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

If the Supreme Court isn't really Supreme, can we make Al Gore President retroactively, and send the bill for the $2 trillion Iraq war to the Supreme Court to pay?

[MaxQue]

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/17/lawmakers-file-tennessee-natural-marriage-defense-act/32570645/

Stand up to judicial tyranny!!

Oh, a far-right nutter. You know, if you don't like gay marriage, you can move to Iran ou Saudi Arabia or another socially conservative country.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

And this will get past the "I LOVE GAYS!!!!" Kennedy Mentality how, exactly?

[dead0man]

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/17/lawmakers-file-tennessee-natural-marriage-defense-act/32570645/

Stand up to judicial tyranny!!

Oh, a far-right nutter. You know, if you don't like gay marriage, you can move to Iran ou Saudi Arabia or another socially conservative country.

True, but Italy would be nicer.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

I guess Tennessee is repudiating Andrew Jackson if they're going to go for nullification nonsense.

"Anthony Kennedy has made his decision, now let him enforce it."

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Yeah the Tennessee Republican Party leadership dislikes such showmanship - its pretty much stayed "moderate" even throughout the TP surge.

[JerryArkansas]

Well it's been a good 70 to 89 years since a good movement of Nullification.  Lets see how fast this one is going to fail.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Haslam will veto this if it comes to his desk. He's a conservative, but not a nutcase.

[Gass3268]

Haslam will veto this if it comes to his desk. He's a conservative, but not a nutcase.

My thoughts as well, only question would be if there are enough Republicans that would be able to override the veto.

[Bojack Horseman]

Tennessee Republicans also want to turn TN into a theocracy by making the Bible the official state book.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

"constitutional conservatism" in action

[Green Line]

All I see is that a couple lawmakers have proposed it.  No evidence that this has any chance of becoming law outside of liberals trying to drum it up.

[Cassius]

Tennessee Republicans also want to turn TN into a theocracy by making the Bible the official state book.

Well, not entirely sure how making the Bible the 'state book' of Tennessee will turn it into a Theocracy, but to be honest I really can't think of a better choice for a state book than the good old Bible.

[ElectionsGuy]

Do you really want to try this, pubs?

[Stranger in a strange land]

At some point, an explicit anti-nullification amendment needs to be added to the Constitution to stop nonsense like this, just to put that silly, dangerous idea out of its misery once and for all.

[Antonio the Sixth]

At some point, an explicit anti-nullification amendment needs to be added to the Constitution to stop nonsense like this, just to put that silly, dangerous idea out of its misery once and for all.

There's already an anti-nullification provision in the Constitution. It's called the Supremacy Clause.

It won't stop morons from trying this trick, but it stops them from succeeding.

[Torie]

Two legislators introduced the bill. How many votes would this bill pick up in the legislature? I tend to doubt very many.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Haslam will veto this if it comes to his desk. He's a conservative, but not a nutcase.

He'll sign it.

[Likely Voter]

if they are going to bother legislating things doomed to be overturned why not go for it...create the "Jesus is the Lord Omnibus Act of 2015" and reinstate prayer in schools, outlaw abortion, get rid of no fault divorces, ban pornography, outlaw contraception for the unmarried, and of course require 10 commandments monuments to be built at all state facilities.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Haslam will veto this if it comes to his desk. He's a conservative, but not a nutcase.

Simple. the legislature just votes on it again and it is law. In TN, you only need a simple majority for a successful veto override vote. None of that pesky 2/3 stuff over here.