Supreme Court Ruling on Gay Marriage

[maconmagnolia]

I'm hoping that this ruling comes in today and the Supreme Court actually does something big. I'm very excited to hear what the ruling is!

[maconmagnolia]

No ruling today.

[ASUADPi]

I am hoping it comes out soon too.

[adpiucf]

supposed to be tomorrow

[amanda6035]

Supreme Court strikes down DOMA, Proposition 8


Am I the only one who finds it ironic that #DOMA was signed by Bill Clinton, but yet Anthony Kennedy who was appointed by Ronald Reagan, wrote the majority opinion in favor of shooting it down? Good job Supreme Court. You got this one right. #ProudConservativeforEqualRights

[happilyanchored]

I'm just sitting on the couch by myself grinning stupidly while my dog looks at me like I'm nuts.

This is a historic day and an amazing day. Thank you Justice Kennedy for doing the right thing

[maconmagnolia]

Originally Posted by amanda6035

Good job Supreme Court. You got this one right. #ProudConservativeforEqualRights

This times 1000000.

I am SO happy DOMA was declared unconstitutional! This is a great day for America.

[BetteDavisEyes]

The Supreme Court got this one right. Absolutely. I started to cry when I heard it because of what it means for so many Americans and some friends of mine here in California. Justice Anthony Kennedy is my hero right now.

[Tulip86]

About damn time.

[pshsx1]

This is a great step in the LGBT justice movement. I'm excited to move forward.

[BetteDavisEyes]

Now I have to roll my eyes at this. Members of my hubby's very conservative & uptight (sticks up their asses) family are now posting pics of their own weddings & kids saying things like it's a sad day for family values, marriage and kids. I'm deleting all their ignorant asses.

[AGDee]

I wish they had gone a step further and ruled CA's Prop 8 Unconstitutional so the laws in the other 35 states had to fall also. Baby steps I guess.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by amanda6035

Supreme Court strikes down DOMA, Proposition 8

To be clear, they didn't strike down Prop 8. They dismissed the appeal of the district court's decision striking it down.

What I find really interesting is the alignment on the Prop 8 decision.

Originally Posted by AGDee

I wish they had gone a step further and ruled CA's Prop 8 Unconstitutional so the laws in the other 35 states had to fall also. Baby steps I guess.

I understand the sentiment, but that could have been disastrous. It doesn't work well when the Court tries to set policy for the country. Witness Roe v. Wade -- even if one likes the outcome (and there are lots of legal scholars who like the outcome but think the decision is legally wrong), there's no question that the decision polarized the abortion issue in a way that might have been avoided or lessened had it been left to the states to work things out legislatively.

There will be more lawsuits and more chances to deal with the question, but for now, the Court took the most prudent course.

[pshsx1]

Plus, it's going to take another case to get marriages recognized across different states. I'm hoping that the LGBT community and our allies haven't forgotten that we still have plenty of work to do.

[Kevin]

MC, how do you interpret the tea leaves in all of the dicta about how marriage is this fundamental province of the states, but of course subject to certain restrictions? (the Court cited Loving v. Virginia several times).

It looks promising...