Showing posts with label Constitutionality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Constitutionality. Show all posts

Friday, June 26, 2015

America Is Now Gay Marriage Country

Crowd in support of Gay Marriage
Crowd in support of Gay Marriage (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Nepal became a gay marriage country years ago.
As in earlier civil rights cases, the Supreme Court had moved cautiously and methodically, laying careful judicial groundwork for a transformative decision.
This is the biggest civil rights victory I have seen in America in my lifetime. This is truly historic.

The U.S. just joined a league of 21 countries in which gay marriage is legal
Gay marriage was approved by the legislature in The Netherlands in 2000, making it the first country in the world to do so.
The Supreme Court just did Republicans a huge favor on gay marriage
"Marriage between a man and a woman was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that," said Bobby Jindal -- and the careful line-walking -- "I believe in traditional marriage. ... I also believe that we should love our neighbor and respect others, including those making lifetime commitments," said Jeb Bush..... The I disagree but it's the law of the land line is difficult to argue against; it's the line most establishment Republican candidates now use when abortion is brought up as an issue in a Republican primary.
Next stop: Guns. You need a mirror image organization to the NRA. A regimented organization, perhaps of moms who lost sons to guns. Getting organized is key.