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Nasty Jack

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Fri May 8, 2015, 05:29 PM May 2015

IF GAY MARRIAGE LOSES SUPREME COURT LOSES


I am curious if there is any leeway in the process of a SCOTUS decision to hedge on the side of what's right? I mean if Chief Justice John Roberts leaned in favor of the gay issue once before, something must have urged him in that direction. And all of a sudden, even some anti-gun legislation that was blasphemy a few years ago has favored the gun control advocates. Plus, the feds are leaving the marijuana controversy alone for the time being. I mean, if you really want to find a loophole in the Constitution, SCOTUS is the one to do it. Gay rights should be a slam dunk though, based on the 14th Amendment. It clearly forbids "the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons." But, then, there's that Bible thing saying "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination." This is the conservative, radical, religious ideology that has been controlling the right of the Supreme Court for the last few years. It could be that SCOTUS senses the importance of being morally right today, as well as constitutionally correct, and their timing is right if they don't want to start a revolution

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IF GAY MARRIAGE LOSES SUPREME COURT LOSES (Original Post) Nasty Jack May 2015 OP
I don't know, but I hope everyone will post a reminder about the schedule for the final days davidpdx May 2015 #1

davidpdx

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1. I don't know, but I hope everyone will post a reminder about the schedule for the final days
Sun May 10, 2015, 10:18 AM
May 2015

of the court coming up. I'd like to be online watching for opinions if possible.

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