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Clarence Thomas Wants SCOTUS to 'Correct the Error' of Legal Gay Marriage

Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:12 am
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
Member since Sep 2013
29676 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:12 am
Oh hell yes, this absolutely needs to happen

I was always for legal partnerships that gave homosexuals the same rights (I.e. health Beni’s, inheritance Rights, hospital visits, SS Beni’s, etc)

but the definition of marriage should not be forced by the feds

Hopefully we go after men that want to pretend to be women so they can unfairly compete in athletics as well

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas argued in a Friday opinion that the nation's top judicial body should overrule a previous decision legalizing LGBTQ marriage nationwide and a former ruling that determined criminalizing sodomy is unconstitutional.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89511 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:15 am to
Redefining marriage was a travesty. The ship may have sailed, however.

Problem with the passive attitude is that is absolutely will not stop there. Polymarriage (and worse) is on the horizon.
Posted by Tantal
Member since Sep 2012
13960 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:15 am to
I give precisely zero fricks about gay marriage one way or the other. I just want Federal overreach to stop and for these issues to go back to the states where they belong.
Posted by GoldenGuy
Member since Oct 2015
10872 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:19 am to
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former ruling that determined criminalizing sodomy is unconstitutional


Gonna need to know more about this one. I assume it’s an additional charge on top of rape, which is weird that that got protected.
Posted by LSUnation78
Northshore
Member since Aug 2012
12065 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:19 am to
The gay marriage issue revolves around one thing and one thing alone - wether gay couples get to enjoy the same benefits of straight couples. Tax treatment and including spouse on health insurance.

Thats it, thats all this debate is about. No law can force your church to marry them. Its about wether or not the state recognizes it as a union. They’re going to cohabitate anyway, wether the union is recognized or not.
Posted by LSUnation78
Northshore
Member since Aug 2012
12065 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:20 am to
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Gonna need to know more about this one. I assume it’s an additional charge on top of rape, which is weird that that got protected.



Some states have old laws on the books that make sodomy illegal, even if between consenting adults. I believe that is what its referring to. Louisiana is one of those states if memory serves correctly.
Posted by Flats
Member since Jul 2019
21748 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:21 am to
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The gay marriage issue revolves around one thing and one thing alone - wether gay couples get to enjoy the same benefits of straight couples.


You can keep saying that; it doesn't make it true.
Posted by fjlee90
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
7835 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:21 am to
Meh. The government should have no say in what marriage to recognize. Marriage is religious.

If it centers around healthcare then modify healthcare laws. I see no reason why I cannot but health insurance for anyone I choose, relative or otherwise.
Posted by GregMaddux
LSU Fan
Member since Jun 2011
18211 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:22 am to
Abortion and gay marriage huh. Some Republicans are the worst.
This post was edited on 6/27/22 at 9:23 am
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
29736 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:24 am to
I’m very much a live and let live person but frick these wacko leftists and anyone who supports them. I’m to the point where if they are for it then it must be evil as frick.
Posted by Tantal
Member since Sep 2012
13960 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:24 am to
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I see no reason why I cannot but health insurance for anyone I choose, relative or otherwise.

Some employers insure an entire family for a set price. In fact, mine is the same whether I have 1 kid or 12 kids. My employer won't let me put just anyone on the policy though.
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
10604 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:25 am to
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I give precisely zero fricks about gay marriage one way or the other. I just want Federal overreach to stop and for these issues to go back to the states where they belong.


I'm pretty sure congress can pass federal laws legalizing abortion and gay marriage. The cowards are either too lazy and stupid to do so (See Obama Administration w/ 60 senate super majority of 111th Congress) or they want to preserve the narrative for making disingenuous arguments to the electorate (hint: it's the latter).
Posted by aubie101
Russia
Member since Nov 2010
3090 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:25 am to
Get the government out of the marriage business.
Posted by squid_hunt
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2021
11272 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:25 am to
I think threatening the Supreme Court pissed Thomas off a bit. What else you got?
Posted by Von
Wichita Falls, TX
Member since Feb 2019
1876 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:26 am to
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I give precisely zero fricks about gay marriage one way or the other. I just want Federal overreach to stop and for these issues to go back to the states where they belong.

All of that.
The federal government doesn't need to be involved in any issue that touches the individual. Send it ALL back to the states.
If some retards want to marry animals and inanimate objects then they can lobby their state reps or run for a position in their state legislature and make their case.
Posted by Mellow Drama
Flyover Country
Member since Aug 2020
3992 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:27 am to
Unfortunately, I can't provide a link, but I do recall in the aftermath of Obergefell that a leftist news outlet (probably The New Yorker) said that there can't be conscience protections for clergy who don't want to perform rainbow weddings, nor can there be such protections for wedding vendors, because that would make LGBT couples "unequal."

The militant left too far into forcing unwilling people into participating in their lifestyle ceremonies.

Hopefully the SCOTUS can do something to protect the rights of those who object to rainbow stuff for religious reasons (meaning Christians and not just Muslims).

Posted by Padme
Member since Dec 2020
6156 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:27 am to
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Polymarriage (and worse) is on the horizon.


Should this be defined at the state level as well?
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115736 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:28 am to
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Marriage is religious.


It should be, but it isn't.

As long as the State is involved in Marriages, under the Equal Protection Clause (among other things), there clearly needs to be an allowance for same sex Marriages. Its not even a question for me.

Now, if States get out of the marriage game all together, that's another ball game.
Posted by Tantal
Member since Sep 2012
13960 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:29 am to
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I'm pretty sure congress can pass federal laws legalizing abortion and gay marriage.

Which is bullshite. Neither of those have anything to do with defense, immigration, foreign treaties, or regulation of interstate commerce; therefore, they should be state issues. It's crazy how we have become so accustomed to abuse of the Commerce Clause that Republicans use it often too.
Posted by El Segundo Guy
SE OK
Member since Aug 2014
9581 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:29 am to
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Abortion and gay marriage huh. Some Republicans are the worst.


I used to believe that Progressives were the angriest and intolerant group in America.

This Dobbs decision has me thinking that SoCons are giving them some competition.
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