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Archae

(46,337 posts) Fri Apr 24, 2015, 02:23 PM Apr 2015

In the House, Steve King wants to forbid Justices from ruling on marriages...

In the Senate, our old buddy Ted Cruz wants to do the same.

Ted Cruz Introduces Anti-Gay Bill Spearheaded By Radical Activist

Submitted by Brian Tashman on Friday, 4/24/2015 11:20 am

Days after attending a reception hosted by two gay hotel magnates, Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced two bills that he hopes would block a Supreme Court decision striking down bans on same-sex marriage. One bill would amend the U.S. Constitution to allow states to prohibit same-sex marriage; the other, Bloomberg News reports, “would bar federal courts from further weighing in on the marriage issue until such an amendment is adopted.” Rep. Steve King introduced a similar measure in the House this week to “strip federal courts of the ability to hear any case involving the issue of marriage equality.”

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/ted-cruz-introduces-anti-gay-bill-spearheaded-radical-activist#sthash.RH9kgKYI.dpuf

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In the House, Steve King wants to forbid Justices from ruling on marriages... (Original Post) Archae Apr 2015 OP

Some politicians do this SEVERE HATE to get votes, others, like King and Cruz get off on it NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #1

Brilliant. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #2

Two good little haters following orders from Tony Perkins. n/t dgibby Apr 2015 #3

both "gentleman" fail US Government class angrychair Apr 2015 #4

Publicity Stunt by people who haven't read the Constitution. MineralMan Apr 2015 #5

Ah yes, the King of Idiocy. KamaAina Apr 2015 #6

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)

1. Some politicians do this SEVERE HATE to get votes, others, like King and Cruz get off on it

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 02:26 PM

Apr 2015

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)

2. Brilliant.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 02:29 PM

Apr 2015

A legally binding imaginary amendment. Knowing it will never be ratified, make it legally binding without ratification.

Is that even legal?

dgibby

(9,474 posts)

3. Two good little haters following orders from Tony Perkins. n/t

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 02:33 PM

Apr 2015

angrychair

(8,702 posts)

4. both "gentleman" fail US Government class

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 03:00 PM

Apr 2015

Both efforts are not Constitutional nor would the USSC allow it. Such efforts would create undo burden of limitation of the Judicial branch of our government.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

5. Publicity Stunt by people who haven't read the Constitution.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 03:14 PM

Apr 2015

The Supreme Court is the sole body that can decide constitutional issues. It's right there in the Constitution. We have three branches of government, each with a specific role that cannot be overridden without amending the Constitution, something that is very hard to do, by design.

Cruz and King are morons, just looking for pabulum to feed their teabagger constituents.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

6. Ah yes, the King of Idiocy.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 04:15 PM

Apr 2015

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