Supreme Court strikes down bans on same-naughtiness marriage

[kitler53]

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court legalized same-naughtiness marriage across the United States Friday in a closely divided ruling that will stand as a milestone in its 226-year history.

The justices ruled 5-4 that states cannot deny gay men and lesbians the same marriage rights enjoyed for thousands of years by opposite-naughtiness couples. Within days if not hours, the decision is expected to trigger same-naughtiness marriages in states that still ban the practice.

"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," Justice Anthony Kennedy said in his 28-page ruling. "The Constitution grants them that right."
Kennedy announced the decision to a hushed courtroom; his colleagues watched stone-faced. As the sweep of his decision became clear, some in the audience embraced and cried.

"The past alone does not rule the present. The nature of injustice is that we do not always see it in our own time," he said.
In a show of the court's discord, Chief Justice John Roberts read for 10 minutes from his dissent, accusing the majority of overstepping their bounds and ignoring the Constitution. "Today, five lawyers have ordered every state to change their definition of marriage," Roberts said. "Just who do we think we are?"

Roberts delivered a similar message to supporters of same-naughtiness marriage: "By all means, celebrate today's decision. Celebrate the achievement of a desired goal," he said. "But do not celebrate the Constitution. It had nothing to do with it."

The landmark ruling ends a legal battle that had brewed in the states for 45 years, from Minnesota in the 1970s to Hawaii in the 1990s and New England after the turn of the century. The final turning point came in 2013, when the high court forced the federal government to recognize same-naughtiness marriages and allowed them to resume in California.

Had the court upheld gay marriage bans in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and Kentucky, it would have jeopardized federal court rulings striking down similar bans in 20 of the 37 states where same-naughtiness marriage has been declared legal. Quickly, the number of gay marriage states could have been cut in half.

Instead, the court's finding that same-naughtiness couples have a right to marry under the Constitution will make gay marriage legal in the remaining 13 states, from Georgia to North Dakota. And it will make battles over religious-freedom and non-discrimination laws the next battleground in the nation's continuing struggle with gay rights.

Kennedy had authored the last three major rulings advancing the cause of gay rights, including the 2013 opinion in United States v. Windsor striking down a key part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. For that reason, he was widely expected to be the author of the ruling that brings gay marriage to all 50 states.



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

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thank goodness reason was upheld here.  equality under law shouldn't be something anyone has to fight for...

[Dr. Pezus]

"The justices ruled 5-4 that states cannot deny gay men and lesbians the same marriage rights enjoyed for thousands of years by opposite-naughtiness couples."

This is still sad.

[Xevross]

Excellent news! One step closer to total equality for all same naughtiness couples!

"The justices ruled 5-4 that states cannot deny gay men and lesbians the same marriage rights enjoyed for thousands of years by opposite-naughtiness couples."

This is still sad.

Yeah it is still sad but the important part is that it passed

[7H3]

Lol filter reads same-naughtiness marriage

[kitler53]

"The justices ruled 5-4 that states cannot deny gay men and lesbians the same marriage rights enjoyed for thousands of years by opposite-naughtiness couples."

This is still sad.

it's really important that a democrat wins the next presidency otherwise the USA will be in for decades of rulings enforcing prejudice over equal treatment under law since so many of the justices are quite old now.

for now i'm just happy that freedom won.

Lol filter reads same-naughtiness marriage

lol, that's great!!

[kitler53]

a port of a port but perhaps the funniest thing i've read all week.


http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=7394057

[Legend]

for now i'm just happy that freedom won.

[Dr. Pezus]

a port of a port but perhaps the funniest thing i've read all week.


http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=7394057

I was just about to port this over lol. So great

[DD_Bwest]

now you guys need to legalize weed nationally


oh this is great.
People Who Are Going To Be Very Disappointed When They Get To Canada

[Legend]

ow you guys need to legalize weed nationally

More like enforce the ban nationally.  

[7H3]

it's really important that a democrat wins the next presidency otherwise the USA will be in for decades of rulings enforcing prejudice over equal treatment under law since so many of the justices are quite old now.

for now i'm just happy that freedom won.
lol, that's great!!

Democrats are the ones who politicize racial issues. Republicans are not racist at all while Democrats are historically linked to racist groups namely the kkk and putting up the confederate flag in South Carolina. Meanwhile before the tragedy of South Carolina, Texas banned the usage of the confederate flag on license plates because TEXAS found it offensive. Texas constantly surprises me how integrated and racially forward it is compared to the rest of the country. Republicans also passed the civil rights act while Democrats opposed it as a party. Socialism always wants to keep the people separated with class and rave division and will further impede upon our freedoms by creating bigger government agencies and cracking down on first and second ammendment rights.


Also Texas doesn't like Yankees we love everyone else lol

[Aura7541]

a port of a port but perhaps the funniest thing i've read all week.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=7394057

That is beautiful!

I'm so glad that this has finally been put to rest. This should've been resolved a long time ago and finally, the government can focus on other issues.

[7H3]

That is beautiful!

I'm so glad that this has finally been put to rest. This should've been resolved a long time ago and finally, the government can focus on other issues.

nah they like to keep us confused on trivial issues while they continue to mess up the economy

[Dr. Pezus]

Democrats are the ones who politicize racial issues. Republicans are not racist at all while Democrats are historically linked to racist groups namely the kkk and putting up the confederate flag in South Carolina. Meanwhile before the tragedy of South Carolina, Texas banned the usage of the confederate flag on license plates because TEXAS found it offensive. Texas constantly surprises me how integrated and racially forward it is compared to the rest of the country. Republicans also passed the civil rights act while Democrats opposed it as a party. Socialism always wants to keep the people separated with class and rave division and will further impede upon our freedoms by creating bigger government agencies and cracking down on first and second ammendment rights.


Also Texas doesn't like Yankees we love everyone else lol

Oh ffs why is everything always just democrats vs. republicans? Are American politics really that simple and black and white?

[Aura7541]

nah they like to keep us confused on trivial issues while they continue to mess up the economy

Let's calm down about this. Whether gay people should marry each other or not is a no-brainer to most people, but that doesn't make it necessarily trivial. As for the economy, I haven't been up to date as to what bills are currently in the legislature and the general status. However, I think it's wrong to haphazardly point fingers and hold this Democrat vs. Republican natural pine-for-tat mentality.