SCOTUS strikes down ban on gay marriage

[MillCreek]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/26/supreme-court-gay-lesbian-marriage/28649319/

Gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states.

[Fitz]

Here's hoping we can continue to argue about it while the country destroys itself fiscally and socialism gets furthered!

[Battle Monkey of Zardoz]

Let's use the precedent and push for all states to recognize each other's carry permits.

[charby]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/26/supreme-court-gay-lesbian-marriage/28649319/

Gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states.

No surprise there, equal right for everyone.

One thing to expect is a lot more fanatical Republican candidates tanking elections for the GOP.

[Blakenzy]

Federal hands on carry permit reciprocity is a bad, bad thing. Best to have States strike deals with each other, even if it take a while to get somewhere.

[Tallpine]

No surprise there, equal right for everyone.

What about polygamy  

It's time we got serious about this equal rights thing  

[brimic]

Let's use the precedent and push for all states to recognize each other's carry permits.

Lolz.. Yes lets standardize the length of chain that gets put on everyone's ankle.

[Fly320s]

Let's use the precedent and push for all states to recognize each other's carry permits.

This.

Federal hands on carry permit reciprocity is a bad, bad thing. Best to have States strike deals with each other, even if it take a while to get somewhere.

Not if it is done in the same manner as driver licenses and marriage licenses.  Issued in one state, but valid in all.

[Battle Monkey of Zardoz]

This.

Not if it is done in the same manner as driver licenses and marriage licenses.  Issued in one state, but valid in all.

This. Never sad anything about a federal CCW or getting the Feds involved. A CCW license issued in one state is valid in all states. Period. No fed licensing crap.

[brimic]

This. Never sad anything about a federal CCW or getting the Feds involved. A CCW license issued in one state is valid in all states. Period. No fed licensing crap.

Yeah, if everyone had to recognize Vermont Style Carry, you'd have a point, bit that isn't going to happen.

[Jamisjockey]

What about polygamy  

It's time we got serious about this equal rights thing  

I'm down with that.

[Battle Monkey of Zardoz]

Yeah, if everyone had to recognize Vermont Style Carry, you'd have a point, bit that isn't going to happen.

Yes. Vermont style carry nationwide is what I want, what we should already have. And yes, I agree with you that it will never happen....for several reasons that are all BS.

[makattak]

We have another Roe v. Wade, unjustly taking a contentious issue from the states, where it properly resided.

It's going to go just as well as that one, too.

[lee n. field]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/26/supreme-court-gay-lesbian-marriage/28649319/

Gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states.

Seen on the facebooks: "So much for keeping government out of the bedroom".

Another signpost on our way into the abyss.  The crazy's coming fast and heavy lately.

[makattak]

We have another Roe v. Wade, unjustly taking a contentious issue from the states, where it properly resided.

It's going to go just as well as that one, too.

Oh, and I'll note that there is a proper way to get the federal government to force the states to grant government imprimatur to homosexual unions. It's called an amendment.

Having the SCOTUS decide that liberty means something because that's their preference is an extremely bad precedent.

Which, I suppose, is the perfect mate to yesterdays ruling that we live under the judgement of men, not law anymore. A marriage, even (definitely not made in heaven.)

[Balog]

What about polygamy  

It's time we got serious about this equal rights thing  

I don't see how it could be legally objected to after this. Same with incestuous unions.

[charby]

What about polygamy  

It's time we got serious about this equal rights thing  

Why not, it's not for me, but I'm not going to pass judgment on those who want to participate. Consenting adults can do whatever.

[charby]

Same with incestuous unions.

I guess as long as they are adults.

[roo_ster]

We have another Roe v. Wade, unjustly taking a contentious issue from the states, where it properly resided.

It's going to go just as well as that one, too.

Indeed.

Just another anti-human, dyscivic judgement handed down by SCOTUS.  Don't expect folks to just sit around.

Here's hoping we can continue to argue about it while the country destroys itself fiscally and socialism gets furthered!

There is a positive correlation between social conservatism and economic liberty/anti-fascism of other sorts.  There is a positive correlation between social liberalism and socialism/fascism.  Kicking the socons to the curb is a fine way to ensure more socialism comes our way.

I don't see how it could be legally objected to after this. Same with incestuous unions.

Homosexual pseudo-marriage, polygamy, incest, pedophilia are all on the same continuum.  What is absurd scare mongering today is policy tomorrow.  Keep an eye on your kiddos, because the libertines surely are.

[KD5NRH]

I don't see how it could be legally objected to after this. Same with incestuous unions.

Marrying a pair of sisters was my thought to get a couple of wives with only set of in laws.  Now I just need to talk them into it by the time SCOTUS's next set of 'interpretations' comes around.

[roo_ster]

Marrying a pair of sisters was my thought to get a couple of wives with only set of in laws.  Now I just need to talk them into it by the time SCOTUS's next set of 'interpretations' comes around.

My neighbor, back when he was an up & coming corporate cool-guy, was propositioned by a pair of sisters for a matrimonial relationship involving the three of them.  Not sure if the gals were LDS or some offshoot.  He was sorely tempted, but in the end got wierded out by the religion.  Looking back on his choices in women to marry, he should have taken the deal.

[White Horseradish]

What about polygamy  

What about it? It's plenty traditional, and I have yet to see a coherent explanation of why it's bad. Sure, you get more in-laws, but it's not the job of the government to protect people from bad decisions.

[Marnoot]

Not sure if the gals were LDS or some offshoot.

Could be an offshoot, the actual Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has not practiced plural marriage since the 1890s (it's now an excommunicable offense), which is also when the polygamous offshoots broke away. There are also a few other Christian and non-Christian sects that practice it, I believe.

[Ben]

From everything I've heard and read, there doesn't seem to be any legal wall to block polygamy at this point. I don't really care from the "minding my own business" standpoint and believing marriage should have nothing to do with government.

The problem with polygamy would be if, like with same sex marriage, the state forces employers to cover spouses on health care etc. In this case, spouses really is plural. That could cost business a lot of money.

The other legal battle that will likely ensue will be forcing churches to perform gay, poly, etc. marriages with the stick for not doing so being revocation of tax exempt status.

Equality =/= freedom.

[Boomhauer]

The problem with polygamy would be if, like with same sex marriage, the state forces employers to cover spouses on health care etc. In this case, spouses really is plural. That could cost business a lot of money.

The other legal battle that will likely ensue will be forcing churches to perform gay, poly, etc. marriages with the stick for not doing so being revocation of tax exempt status.

This. I could care less about the gays getting married. I am more worried about stuff like churches and pastors being forced to perform marriages they do not want to.