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Bandit3 the Worker
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« on: December 20, 2013, 04:34:46 PM »
This is a federal case. Doesn't this mean gay marriage has to be legalized throughout the whole country?
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Bandit3 the Worker
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2013, 06:03:36 PM »
This is a great ruling, of course. But it's just a shame the courts don't have enough guts to overturn unconstitutional "right-to-work" laws too.
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Bandit3 the Worker
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2013, 06:10:54 PM »
Quote from: Holmes on December 20, 2013, 06:05:56 PM
Well, "right-to-work" was not the question before the court so it's kind of weird to even bring that issue up, unless you're trying to derail the thread into another conversation entirely.

I thought this thread was about courts protecting human rights from lawmakers' whims.
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Bandit3 the Worker
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2013, 07:38:51 PM »
Quote from: Cassius on December 20, 2013, 04:56:05 PM
Oh for f**** sake. This is happening in Utah. New Mexico, California etc... Understandable. Utah, Jesus Christ.

I'm really starting to wonder as to who governs.

In this case, the people govern.
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Bandit3 the Worker
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2013, 08:06:36 PM »
Quote from: Deus naturae on December 20, 2013, 08:05:23 PM
I hate to ruin the celebration, but won't this ruling almost certainly be overturned?

Now that some folks in Utah have actually gotten married today following this ruling, it can't be.
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Bandit3 the Worker
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2013, 01:52:30 AM »
"It always seems impossible until it's done." --Nelson Mandela
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Bandit3 the Worker
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2013, 01:32:12 PM »
I think this ruling may actually be a slight electoral boost to more liberal candidates (in Utah and elsewhere). It helps vindicate and encourage the liberal base. They'll fight to keep the ruling from being overturned.

The right-wingers who were angered by this ruling were already likely voters.
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