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In reply to the discussion: So what will happened when Loving v. Virginia (1967, 388 U.S. 1) comes before SCOTUS? [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,681 posts)13. You have to look at the decision
The decision classified marriage as a fundamental right under the 14th Amendment. That's the core. There was also the question of legitimacy of children. Different times right?
Now I don't know if they can undo my parents till my dad died marriage (1969 to 2011) but my greatest fear is that they DO take away the right retroactively - and my mom loses access to my dad's veteran's benefits. They were married in Kentucky - Fort Knox. I also wonder if their home/assets would be legal?
Would MY marriage be legal? Could the Government say - for example - our mortgage documents are not legit since they referred to us as spouses? I don't see the state of NJ doing that - but I DO see if a bank has headquarters in a race backwards state - their state saying they couldn't service it anymore?
Would my mom and husband be throw in jail as 'race traitors' who broke the law?
There's a lot to unwrap - but it seems to me that their next line of attack is either Loving V VA or Griswold - followed by Obergefell v Hodges.
Those are the next three in the crosshairs.
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So what will happened when Loving v. Virginia (1967, 388 U.S. 1) comes before SCOTUS? [View all]
Scottie Mom
May 2022
OP
Most likely, no state is going to enact legislation banning interracial marriage
onenote
May 2022
#16
MAGA wants a white majority society dismissing liberal democracy pinned by the 14th
uponit7771
May 2022
#36
You are so right. And, frankly, Black people have saved this nation again and again.
yardwork
May 2022
#33
With gerrymandering and voter suppression, there are certainly states where it would happen.
haele
May 2022
#32