re: Federal Judge rules Kentucky must recognize gay marriages from other states

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The tyranny of the majority is almost at it's end.

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So tyranny of the minority is better?

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Then, someone from a state banning gay marriage will file suit and then U.S. Supreme Court, based on their previous precedent, will force the state to recognize and affirm all gay marriage in all 50 states. Actually, those suits have already been filed. It is just a matter of time. 2-3 years at the most.

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This. So why not just get used to it? The sky has not fallen in the states and countries that have legalized same-sex marriage and I dare say it has not had any negative effect on anybody who is not gay.

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You can't treat a certain group of citizens differently without proving a substantial state interest being involved.

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Utah and Oklahoma's bans have been struck down this year. Kentucky must now recognize same sex marriages performed in other states. Rulings will be coming shortly for Texas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Have you been paying attention to what's happening out west? Nevada this week announced it is refusing to defend its gay marriage ban after the Ninth Circuit ruled in an unrelated case that gay discrimination cases must be subjected to "heightened scrutiny". This is HUGE. In addition to Nevada, this is going to pave the way for bans to be struck down in Arizona, Oregon, Alaska,
Idaho, and Montana.

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Have you been paying attention to what's happening out west?

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Toddy, no matter what this or any forum may look like, most people just don't care.....

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That is still the law of the land and constitutional per the Supreme Court

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You and your logic can GTFO!!!!

After reading the opinion I find it interesting that not once in this opinion does the judge mention Section 2 of DOMA. A section that was not found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and a section that says, explicitly, that states do not have to recognize any marriage from another state.

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Section 2. Powers reserved to the states
No State, territory, or possession of the United States, or Indian tribe, shall be required to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage under the laws of such other State, territory, possession, or tribe, or a right or claim arising from such relationship.

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I support gay marriage but hate that the way other supporters are going about getting it legalized.

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After reading the opinion I find it interesting that not once in this opinion does the judge mention Section 2 of DOMA. A section that was not found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and a section that says, explicitly, that states do not have to recognize any marriage from another state.

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A case challenging Section 2 has never been brought before the SCOTUS. They haven't ruled on Section 2 (yet). Only Section 3 has been challenged before the SCOTUS

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A case challenging Section 2 has never been brought before the SCOTUS. They haven't ruled on Section 2 (yet). Only Section 3 has been challenged before the SCOTUS

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Thus it is still constitutional and the law of the land. I find it convenient that federal courts are ignoring Section 2 in order to further the goal of gay marriage through judicial ruling.

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If you are a gay person wanting to marry the person you love...then yes.

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I support gay marriage but this shite is getting old, ENDA will be next in this money generating machine, it will never end.

Great.