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First Speaker

(4,858 posts) Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:33 AM Jun 2015

I hope that today doesn't become the GOP's new Roe vs Wade...

...that is, a rallying cry for reaction, a new target for their hate of "activist" judges, and something that they will never accept, and campaign against forever. One would hope that they'd have their tantrums, and essentially move on. The country is moving against them on this issue. But their bigotry knows no bounds, and like "Roe", this issue runs up against the sexual obsessions of fundamentalists and right-wing Catholics. Today's decision might be the beginning of the controversy, and not its end...

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I hope that today doesn't become the GOP's new Roe vs Wade... (Original Post) First Speaker Jun 2015 OP

Exactly. DURHAM D Jun 2015 #1

Controversy will continue, but marriage equality is the law of the land. MineralMan Jun 2015 #2

Republicans know this is a dying battle for them justiceischeap Jun 2015 #3

I'm sure some racists felt the same about Loving v Virginia... Spazito Jun 2015 #4

Most republicans are supportive or at least don't care Ex Lurker Jun 2015 #5

Yup rufus dog Jun 2015 #8

It will... HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #6

Isn't it already a given that republicans hate everything good and nice? Trajan Jun 2015 #7

they'll piss and moan for a year or so taught_me_patience Jun 2015 #9

DURHAM D

(32,610 posts)

1. Exactly.

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:35 AM

Jun 2015

Sure they are hard at work on a constitutional amendment movement.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

2. Controversy will continue, but marriage equality is the law of the land.

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:37 AM

Jun 2015

Hard cheese for opponents.

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

3. Republicans know this is a dying battle for them

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:39 AM

Jun 2015

that's why they've been working so hard against women's' reproductive rights--they see end runs around that. Meanwhile, the only fight against marriage equality that they can wage is denying marriage for everyone. I don't see that happening.

Spazito

(50,375 posts)

4. I'm sure some racists felt the same about Loving v Virginia...

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:39 AM

Jun 2015

and, guess what, it's not only the law of the land, it was used in the decision by the Supreme Court today.

Hateful homophobes can go suck eggs just like the racists had to do after Loving v Virginia.

Ex Lurker

(3,815 posts)

5. Most republicans are supportive or at least don't care

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:41 AM

Jun 2015

The ones for whom this is a major issue are a minority, even in the GOP. The change has been remarkable in so short a time.

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)

8. Yup

Reply to Ex Lurker (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:14 AM

Jun 2015

Shockingly fast. I think it was just easy for them to work through the equality part of the equation.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

6. It will...

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:47 AM

Jun 2015

...but how many fronts can they battle on?

Trajan

(19,089 posts)

7. Isn't it already a given that republicans hate everything good and nice?

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:00 AM

Jun 2015

I don't live my life worrying about what conservatives hate - they hate everything and everybody ...

I reject the contention that we need to worry about it ...

taught_me_patience

(5,477 posts)

9. they'll piss and moan for a year or so

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:43 AM

Jun 2015

Then give up when they realize it's no big deal.

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