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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 12:02 PM Jun 2015

Texas AG: 'No Court, No Law, No Rule' Will Change Definition Of Marriage

Source: TPM

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday declared that nothing will change the definition of marriage, despite the Supreme Court's ruling that same-sex couples in the U.S. have the right to marry.

"Today’s ruling by five Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court marks a radical departure from countless generations of societal law and tradition. The impact of this opinion on our society and the familial fabric of our nation will be profound. Far from a victory for anyone, this is instead a dilution of marriage as a societal institution," Paxton said in a statement.

"But no court, no law, no rule, and no words will change the simple truth that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. Nothing will change the importance of a mother and a father to the raising of a child. And nothing will change our collective resolve that all Americans should be able to exercise their faith in their daily lives without infringement and harassment," he continued.

On Thursday Paxton told county clerks to wait for his directive following the Supreme Court ruling, indicating that he was considering defying a ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.

"To be clear — the law in the state of Texas is that marriage is one man and one woman, and the position of this office is that the United States Constitution clearly does not speak to any right to marriage other than one man and one woman and that the First Amendment clearly protects religious liberty and the right to believe in traditional marriage without facing discrimination," he said in a statement, according to the Texas Tribune. But on Friday, Paxton said in the headline of his statement that the state would be "following high court’s flawed ruling."

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ken-paxton-texas-gay-marriage

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Texas AG: 'No Court, No Law, No Rule' Will Change Definition Of Marriage (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2015 OP
Arrest him or I want to know why we dont... randys1 Jun 2015 #1
Here's why... DonViejo Jun 2015 #3
Crap, I was hoping for a confrontation, better to have one legally than bloodily randys1 Jun 2015 #11
Opinions aren't illegal in the use, and his action is to follow the law. Yo_Mama Jun 2015 #40
I thought he said he was going to ignore the law, I read it wrong...cant arrest him randys1 Jun 2015 #42
See what he says when the 82nd Airborne arrives on his doorstep. malthaussen Jun 2015 #2
... Major Nikon Jun 2015 #4
What does Antonin Scalia have to do with this? randys1 Jun 2015 #12
Jeez, I hope that baby's mother doesn't read that! Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #23
lol !! n/t restorefreedom Jun 2015 #31
Uh, they just did... Thor_MN Jun 2015 #5
Screw the law! I AM the law! JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2015 #6
Isn't this the correct Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #7
That would be the AG's image of HIMSELF! JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2015 #9
Judge Dredd follows the law to the very letter. Frank Cannon Jun 2015 #24
Oh, I read 2000 AD back in the day Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #30
Jade Helm show of force did no good. Downwinder Jun 2015 #8
If we can then ignore Citizen's United - I am good. These fools bellicose shoutings to their base will soon fade. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #10
Huh? Beacool Jun 2015 #13
Remember when members of The Gay Militia banged down your front door, prosyletizing the Gay Agenda Ikonoklast Jun 2015 #16
I can't stand hypocrisy. Beacool Jun 2015 #19
not to mention that they are busy trying to fling flecks out of their brother's eye restorefreedom Jun 2015 #32
Exactly!!! Beacool Jun 2015 #34
I seriously wonder Homer Wells Jun 2015 #43
perhaps this lackwit needs to see this: niyad Jun 2015 #14
Houston, Austin, San Antonio & Dallas issuing Licenses (Paxton can take a hike) Jimbo101 Jun 2015 #15
Tarrant County is also issuing licenses tammywammy Jun 2015 #18
Mr. Paxton, if the gay citizens of Texas need assistance to perfect their constitutional rights.... Paladin Jun 2015 #17
Is this a foreign language, like "Me Tarzan, You Jane"??? closeupready Jun 2015 #20
Probate judge in my county here in Ala. refuses to do ANY marriages. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #21
They should just come on down to Tallahassee! csziggy Jun 2015 #36
Off to prison, fuckmonkey! Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #22
'No Court, No Law, No Rule' Will Change Definition Of Marriage... Fearless Jun 2015 #25
Of course it didn't change the definition Liberalagogo Jun 2015 #26
So we're back to one man and as many women as he can afford to buy from their fathers? arcane1 Jun 2015 #27
Remove him from office. He is a traitor dbackjon Jun 2015 #28
The difference between conservatives and liberals Marthe48 Jun 2015 #29
You will comply with the 14th amendment's equal protection clause. roamer65 Jun 2015 #33
A game piece comes to mind DiverDave Jun 2015 #35
If nothing will change then why worry about it? Sheesh. Kablooie Jun 2015 #37
Just be patient. These idiots are emotional right now. They will WhoWoodaKnew Jun 2015 #38
"Nothing will change the importance of a mother and a father to the raising of a child" brooklynite Jun 2015 #39
Except that the bible defines marriage as a union between one man and thousands of women. truthisfreedom Jun 2015 #41

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
3. Here's why...
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 12:06 PM
Jun 2015

The last sentence of the news report, above:

But on Friday, Paxton said in the headline of his statement that the state would be "following high court’s flawed ruling."

Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)
40. Opinions aren't illegal in the use, and his action is to follow the law.
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 02:36 PM
Jun 2015

So what grounds for arrest could there be?????

malthaussen

(17,205 posts)
2. See what he says when the 82nd Airborne arrives on his doorstep.
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 12:05 PM
Jun 2015

He'll forget all about Jade Helm.

-- Mal

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)
24. Judge Dredd follows the law to the very letter.
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 01:49 PM
Jun 2015

That's what provides a lot of humor and irony in his stories. He exercises the (relatively) absolute authority that's been legally granted to him, but no more. Judge Dredd won't arrest and sentence you for something that's not technically illegal.

So please don't compare this clown to Judge Dredd. In Megacity One, Judge Dredd would be arresting and sentencing HIM.

 

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)
30. Oh, I read 2000 AD back in the day
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:54 PM
Jun 2015


I was just commenting about the line being used with Foghorn Leghorn.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
10. If we can then ignore Citizen's United - I am good. These fools bellicose shoutings to their base will soon fade.
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 12:38 PM
Jun 2015

There is just way too much joy in the land today to feed these trolls - no soup for you, bigots!

Beacool

(30,250 posts)
13. Huh?
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 12:51 PM
Jun 2015

Who's being harassed, genius?

"And nothing will change our collective resolve that all Americans should be able to exercise their faith in their daily lives without infringement and harassment."

I anyone is being harassed it's gay people. They are not the ones pointing fingers and standing in judgment of other people's lifestyles.

The gall of this guy.......

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
16. Remember when members of The Gay Militia banged down your front door, prosyletizing the Gay Agenda
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 01:08 PM
Jun 2015

until you turned GAY????



Yeah, neither do I.



Christianity has been pulling that persecution complex thing to their great advantage political and economic for two millennia now.

They actually see other human beings being afforded their natural rights under the law as somehow keeping them from exercising the right to religious freedom.

Because they can't say what they really want to...they want to hide behind their faith and be the bigots they are.

Beacool

(30,250 posts)
19. I can't stand hypocrisy.
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 01:23 PM
Jun 2015

I'm talking about people like Bristol Palin, for example. Always pointing fingers and judging others while failing at precisely what they preach. It annoys me even more that they proclaim to be Christians and they use him as a shield for their bigotry and prejudice. Christ was about love, not hate. So no, they don't follow Jesus' teachings.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
32. not to mention that they are busy trying to fling flecks out of their brother's eye
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:59 PM
Jun 2015

ignoring the telephone poles sticking out of theirs.

Matthew 7:4, paraphrased

Homer Wells

(1,576 posts)
43. I seriously wonder
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 01:06 PM
Jun 2015

Why it is that no one in the media or on the progressive side does not out-and-out ask what they mean by the free exercise of their religion?
What they ARE saying is that the free exercise of their religion is the right to denigrate, debase, and outright discriminate LEGALLY against those they do not approve of.
I firmly believe that should some one or some other group claim that same right, the howling and gnashing of their collective teeth could be heard for many a mile with no amplification whatsoever.
Just my 2 cents worth
Steve

Jimbo101

(776 posts)
15. Houston, Austin, San Antonio & Dallas issuing Licenses (Paxton can take a hike)
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 12:53 PM
Jun 2015

Harris Co. (Houston), Travis Co. (Austin), Bexar Co. (San Antonio) & Dallas Co have all started issuing licenses.

Houston Mayor Annise Parker, the first openly gay leader of a major American city, cheered the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling ensuring the legality of same-sex marriage nationwide Friday morning.

"At last! What a joyous, historic day for America, the LGBT community, individual families, the institution of marriage and the fight for equality," the mayor said in a prepared statement. "I used to think that I would not see this day in my lifetime. In recent years, however, it's been clear that personal hearts and minds, and the courts, were headed in this direction."

"Marriage is about love, commitment, and family," she continued. "Couples who make that commitment deserve to be respected under law, with the full legal protections that accompany a marriage license. Finally, they are!"

Parker and her partner of more than two decades, local accountant Kathy Hubbard, were married in January 2014 in California.

[link:http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Mayor-Parker-lauds-Supreme-Court-ruling-6351322.php|

Paladin

(28,265 posts)
17. Mr. Paxton, if the gay citizens of Texas need assistance to perfect their constitutional rights....
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 01:16 PM
Jun 2015

....this old Texan stands ready to provide assistance of the strongest variety. And I expect I'd have plenty of company in such a worthwhile effort. Consider yourself put on notice.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
21. Probate judge in my county here in Ala. refuses to do ANY marriages.
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 01:39 PM
Jun 2015

If you are non-religious, and/or gay, you cannot marry in our county, because civil marriages by Probate Court will no longer be done.
You CAN get a marriage license still, but have to go to one of the cities to find a judge who will marry you,
or one of the few religious folks who will.

Not ever county judge in Ala. is refusing, but some are, in the more conservative areas.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
36. They should just come on down to Tallahassee!
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 11:24 AM
Jun 2015

Back when some counties in Florida were refusing to perform any marriages after it was legalized here, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum invited people to come to Tallahassee to be married (http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2015/01/tallahassee-mayor-andrew-gillum-to-north-fla-gay-couples-get-married-here.html). There is a three day waiting period (unless you take some marriage course - which can be done online and which saves you $32.50 off the cost of your license (https://www.google.com/search?q=Florida+pre-marital+course&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8)), but people could stop by Tallahassee, get their license, visit the beach, then get married and go home. Have the honeymoon BEFORE the wedding!

Oh - Florida allows more categories of people to make it legal - my husband and I were married by a notary public. No preacher, no judge, just a simple NP.

 

Liberalagogo

(1,770 posts)
26. Of course it didn't change the definition
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 01:57 PM
Jun 2015

Because your definition was NEVER the definition of marriage. DUMBASS.

So you can pule and whine and stomp your feet and pull faces in the corner where you won't be an embarrassment to decent people.

Marthe48

(16,975 posts)
29. The difference between conservatives and liberals
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 03:21 PM
Jun 2015

Liberals want all people to have access to rights. If you don't want or need a right, no liberal is going to force you to use your rights. On the other hand, conservatives try to convince you that you don't need rights, and they shove all of their beliefs down your throat, whether you want or need the belief.
I'm really glad that people who love each other can have the legal recognition and social traditions that people in love want to share. In my belief system, God is smiling

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
33. You will comply with the 14th amendment's equal protection clause.
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:15 PM
Jun 2015

...or you will face federal intervention.

It's that simple you moron AG.

brooklynite

(94,607 posts)
39. "Nothing will change the importance of a mother and a father to the raising of a child"
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 01:04 PM
Jun 2015

...and if they're not available, better to keep the kids in an orphanage?

truthisfreedom

(23,148 posts)
41. Except that the bible defines marriage as a union between one man and thousands of women.
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 02:38 PM
Jun 2015

Polygamy is the bible's way.

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