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Related: About this forumIt’s Over: Gay Marriage Can’t Lose in the Courts
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/02/virginia_s_gay_marriage_ban_ruled_unconstitutional_a_perfect_record_for.single.htmlThis hasnt all been about marriage. Twelve decisions have addressed a substantive aspect of marriage equality since Windsor, and equality has won in all 12with the Virginia decision now joining decisions from Kentucky, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and West Virginia, and two decisions each in Illinois, New Jersey, and Ohio. But six other cases since Windsor have addressed different aspects of discrimination based on sexual orientation, such as discrimination on juries and employment benefits, and the side of equality has won in all six of those cases as well.
The tally is even starker when you look at the number of judges who have considered the issue. Since Windsor, in these 18 decisions, 32 different judges have considered whether Windsor is merely about the relationship between the state and federal governments or whether it is about equality. And all 32 of them have found for equality. In other words, 32 accomplished, intelligent lawyers, appointed by Democrats and Republicans, whose job it is to read precedent, have ruled for equality. Not a single one has disagreed.
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So these are all "activist judges"? Appointed by Democrats and Republicans alike? 100% of them are somehow radical gay activists... lol
truedelphi
(32,324 posts)Other Americans have for deciding in favor of ending marriage restrictions.
And those reasons would be:
That they themselves are gay, or that some of their close family members and friends may be.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)truedelphi
(32,324 posts)Since the beginning of time. However the right for anyone in the LGBT to marry was certainly not going to be established back when most people were part of a congregation of conservative Churches. (Such as the Protestant and Catholic Churches were in the 19th Century.)
I see this right as being established not simply because it is the right thing to do, but also as something that occurred due to so many people coming out of the closet and letting people know that members of the LGBT crowd are normal everyday people. (Or at least as "normal" as anyone in this screwed up society can be.)