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Nevilledog

(51,064 posts) Mon Oct 5, 2020, 10:56 AM Oct 2020

Justice Thomas and Alito write long opinion criticizing Obergefell & marriage equality

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Justice Thomas and Alito write long opinion criticizing Obergefell & marriage equality (Original Post) Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP

These people are sick. How many lives have been lost because of gay marriage? Jesus! give it a rest Walleye Oct 2020 #1

A sneak preview of the upcoming season, featuring new cast member ACB. bullwinkle428 Oct 2020 #2

Covid Amy sounds better to me. GeorgeGist Oct 2020 #6

Note that this is in response to the Court denying cert. (Kim Davis v. David Ermold ...) sl8 Oct 2020 #3

For this term. but when Justice Handsmaid Tale gets on the bench, it can be revisited SoonerPride Oct 2020 #8

Remember - with ACB on the bench, Alito becomes the "ideological center" of the Court CincyDem Oct 2020 #4

cuz, ya know, they dont have anything better to do than revisit rightly decided cases. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #5

Dumb And Dumber colsohlibgal Oct 2020 #7

Marriage Equality could be protected with a federal law Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #9

Right. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #10

Walleye

(31,006 posts)

1. These people are sick. How many lives have been lost because of gay marriage? Jesus! give it a rest

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:00 AM

Oct 2020

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

2. A sneak preview of the upcoming season, featuring new cast member ACB.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:03 AM

Oct 2020

GeorgeGist

(25,318 posts)

6. Covid Amy sounds better to me.

Reply to bullwinkle428 (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:13 AM

Oct 2020

sl8

(13,730 posts)

3. Note that this is in response to the Court denying cert. (Kim Davis v. David Ermold ...)

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:07 AM

Oct 2020

Orders list(pdf):
https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/100520zor_3204.pdf

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

8. For this term. but when Justice Handsmaid Tale gets on the bench, it can be revisited

Reply to sl8 (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:20 AM

Oct 2020

And in 2022 I can be "unmarried" by the right wing court from hell.

CincyDem

(6,347 posts)

4. Remember - with ACB on the bench, Alito becomes the "ideological center" of the Court

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:10 AM

Oct 2020

Yeah - you heard that right, he's "the center", that elusive 5th vote that drives everything. Axios does a spectrum analysis and he comes out to the left of Kegger, Thomas and Gorsuch. ACB will fit right in between Gorsuch and Kegger on the right so Alito is our go to guy on "swing" issues.

If that's not terrifying, nothing is.

ihas2stinkyfeet

(1,400 posts)

5. cuz, ya know, they dont have anything better to do than revisit rightly decided cases.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:10 AM

Oct 2020

rotsa ruck w that shit.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)

7. Dumb And Dumber

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:19 AM

Oct 2020

They have a case of their head being located elsewhere within their body.

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)

9. Marriage Equality could be protected with a federal law

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:29 AM

Oct 2020

The law would reaffirm that marriage is between two adults, regardless of gender. States would be forced to argue that this law violates one's rights. Which it doesn't. It extends rights.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,841 posts)

10. Right.

Reply to Buckeyeblue (Reply #9)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 12:45 PM

Oct 2020

I think there only need to be a few rules about marriage.

1. Both parties much be of legal age. Consenting adults only.
2. One person at a time.
3. Keep it within the species.

sl8

(13,730 posts)

11. See also ...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 12:57 PM

Oct 2020

Thread in LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142596861

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