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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Defense of Marriage Act struck down by Supreme Court
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On a 5/4 decision,
The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the politically charged
centerpiece of the Defense of Marriage Act, in a significant victory
for marriage equality.
Justice Scalia dissented by saying that this ruling by the court took away the peoples right to decide if marriage should be between one man and one woman. -
It sounds like then he was biased and that is the way he feels that it is only between a man and woman, shows his true colors. It is all a civil right, just like voting for women, rights of blacks, and now finally the gay rights to marriage too, they are all very similar, and it was mostly white men that wanted to try to oppress people and prevent this. Thank God for people who persist for fair and equal rights for all people. God is Good!!!!!
"anonymous said... Justice Scalia dissented by saying that this ruling by the court took away the peoples right to decide if marriage should be between one man and one woman. -
I believe he was saying that the people should vote. This will/should remain a right of the individual states to decide.
"We might have covered ourselves with honor today, by promising all sides of this debate that it was theirs to settle and that we would respect their resolution. We might have let the People decide."
Realizing that this is a hot topic in our city that is so highly populated with Gays, there were 4 justices that were on the other side of this vote...justices who are NOT biased at all.
NO it is like with blacks, the special ed. population, etc. no vote, it is a time when the Supreme Court must take a stand for a minority that would otherwise never be able to have their rights and protections if it were up for a vote due to the majority. It is a civil right for gays to also enjoy marriage and all the same rights and benefits. I completely disagree with Scalia.
The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a constitutional amendment to protect the unique social and legal status of marriage. What do you say about that or the church's stance in general?
Lynn, any religion that wants to can say whether they will marry gays, they do not have too, that cannot be forced on religions and religious beliefs, I am sure Muslims wouldn't allow it either.
I just do not think you can use religion in government to prevent a gay couple for wanting to be married and receive all the same rights that heterosexuals have, it just is not fair, and recall we are supposed to have a separation of church and state anyway. Equal rights are not special rights, they are the same for ALL people. Yes, of course some religions will not allow gay marriage in their churches that is to be expected, we can all respect that. I am Catholic, but I do not need to go to the church to get married, I can just go to the Justice of Peace to to marry and get my marriage license, they church doesn't need to give that, the government does anyway. It gets confusing, but our government issues the marriage license not the church anyway. Gays should have every right to marry and now they can and it will be in all states very soon, and should be. Gays can now also bring their bi-national partners to bring them to marry here now, just as heterosexuals were always allowed to do. Marriage does not have to have any religious affilitation to it at all, I know so many people that just elope or go to City Hall to the Justice of the Peace to Marry, anyone should be able to do this that wants to marry, gay or straight, we all should and now have that right and will finally get all the benefits that come with it, it is only fair, as equal rights are not special rights, they are 100% equal for all people in a society.
Justice Scalia dissented by saying that this ruling by the court took away the peoples right to decide if marriage should be between one man and one woman. -
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like then he was biased and that is the way he feels that it is only between a man and woman, shows his true colors. It is all a civil right, just like voting for women, rights of blacks, and now finally the gay rights to marriage too, they are all very similar, and it was mostly white men that wanted to try to oppress people and prevent this. Thank God for people who persist for fair and equal rights for all people. God is Good!!!!!
ReplyDelete"anonymous said...
Justice Scalia dissented by saying that this ruling by the court took away the peoples right to decide if marriage should be between one man and one woman. -
June 26, 2013 at 12:15 PM"
I believe he was saying that the people should vote. This will/should remain a right of the individual states to decide.
ReplyDelete"We might have covered ourselves with honor today, by promising all sides of this debate that it was theirs to settle and that we would respect their resolution. We might have let the People decide."
Realizing that this is a hot topic in our city that is so highly populated with Gays, there were 4 justices that were on the other side of this vote...justices who are NOT biased at all.
NO it is like with blacks, the special ed. population, etc. no vote, it is a time when the Supreme Court must take a stand for a minority that would otherwise never be able to have their rights and protections if it were up for a vote due to the majority. It is a civil right for gays to also enjoy marriage and all the same rights and benefits. I completely disagree with Scalia.
ReplyDeleteThe Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a constitutional amendment to protect the unique social and legal status of marriage. What do you say about that or the church's stance in general?
ReplyDeleteLynn, any religion that wants to can say whether they will marry gays, they do not have too, that cannot be forced on religions and religious beliefs, I am sure Muslims wouldn't allow it either.
ReplyDeleteI just do not think you can use religion in government to prevent a gay couple for wanting to be married and receive all the same rights that heterosexuals have, it just is not fair, and recall we are supposed to have a separation of church and state anyway. Equal rights are not special rights, they are the same for ALL people. Yes, of course some religions will not allow gay marriage in their churches that is to be expected, we can all respect that. I am Catholic, but I do not need to go to the church to get married, I can just go to the Justice of Peace to to marry and get my marriage license, they church doesn't need to give that, the government does anyway. It gets confusing, but our government issues the marriage license not the church anyway. Gays should have every right to marry and now they can and it will be in all states very soon, and should be. Gays can now also bring their bi-national partners to bring them to marry here now, just as heterosexuals were always allowed to do. Marriage does not have to have any religious affilitation to it at all, I know so many people that just elope or go to City Hall to the Justice of the Peace to Marry, anyone should be able to do this that wants to marry, gay or straight, we all should and now have that right and will finally get all the benefits that come with it, it is only fair, as equal rights are not special rights, they are 100% equal for all people in a society.