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davidn3600

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4. There isnt much Obama can do about marriage equality

Reply to bayareamike (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:42 AM

Nov 2012

The whole gay marriage thing right now is a fight with states and the courts. And like you said, SCOTUS will now weigh in on it by next June. I certainly don't see Congress even touching it anytime before that ruling. And they really might be able to do much. The federal government doesn't issue you a marriage license, the states do that. So that makes it really kind of difficult for the feds to really get involved in this debate. You got several state constitutions amended banning same-sex marriage. So ultimately it is something the Supreme Court would have to settle anyway.

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