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Skinner

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24. I don't understand your point.

Reply to Pab Sungenis (Reply #18)

Fri May 11, 2012, 10:04 AM

May 2012

Are you saying that Congress has the authority to legalize gay marriage?

Or are you saying that the Supreme Court has the authority to legalize gay marriage?

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If marriage is a civil right, how can our President leave it to the individual states? [View all] Bonobo May 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom May 2012 #1

I think I get it. vaberella May 2012 #2

Great if you spend the rest of your life in that state that recognizes you marriage HockeyMom May 2012 #5

I know. vaberella May 2012 #8

Bipartisanship? mmonk May 2012 #3

when ANYONE says "leave it to the states" they almost always mean "we'd lose at the federal level." unblock May 2012 #4

Stare Decisis HockeyMom May 2012 #12

that's true, but saying that it should be enforced through the courts cali May 2012 #6

It's the Constitution that did that, not the President. n/t pnwmom May 2012 #7

Exactly. Historically, it's been viewed as a power reserved to the states. pinboy3niner May 2012 #10

That decision already happened: Loving v. Virginia. Pab Sungenis May 2012 #11

You misunderstand his point. Skinner May 2012 #17

They don't need to. Pab Sungenis May 2012 #18

I agree. hack89 May 2012 #20

I don't understand your point. Skinner May 2012 #24

Congress has nothing to do with it. Pab Sungenis May 2012 #26

Ok, then. I agree. Skinner May 2012 #28

Religion should be taken out of marriage. LiberalFighter May 2012 #22

AMEN ! SoCalDem May 2012 #30

Maybe this is what he has to do... Zorra May 2012 #9

So we would have marriage equality but also military dictatorship? EFerrari May 2012 #27

Thanks. Yes, there is, however Zorra May 2012 #29

my two cents Ship of Fools May 2012 #13

Because, as the law now stands, it IS The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #14

Barney Frank... SidDithers May 2012 #15

Here is why: Because marriage has always been a state issue. Skinner May 2012 #16

I would think that the protection of civil rights would trump any claim that states have Bonobo May 2012 #19

Some day, the protection of civil rights WILL trump any claim that states have. Skinner May 2012 #23

Some federal laws are more about what states can't do loyalsister May 2012 #21

A minority, especially one like our LGBT minority Zorra May 2012 #25

I think the issue is two fold.......... mrmpa May 2012 #31