kallend 2,027 #1 September 4, 2014 www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0904/Gay-marriage-bans-in-Wisconsin-Indiana-struck-down-as-unconstitutional Posner's opinion really skewered the Indiana claims. (And Posner is a Reagan appointee).... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #2 September 5, 2014 Good on the Supreme Court. To paraphrase the late Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau "government should not interfere in the bedrooms of the nation" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyhays 86 #3 September 5, 2014 Another blow to all the bigots.“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #4 September 5, 2014 And our governor Rick Scott is probably going to appeal the recent similar decision in Florida. And that of course after courts shot down his welfare drug testing, his state worker drug testing, his attempted voter purge....and he is still in the lead to get re-elected as Governor of Florida in November. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitch 0 #5 September 5, 2014 Are you suggesting that folks should not be involved politically / socially / whatever... because of how their pictures or actions "could" be viewed at some point in the future??? Or are you suggesting that folks shouldn't be involved in something that you just don't agree with?Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #6 September 5, 2014 GlitchAre you suggesting that folks should not be involved politically / socially / whatever... because of how their pictures or actions "could" be viewed at some point in the future??? Or are you suggesting that folks shouldn't be involved in something that you just don't agree with? Wow, what a stretch. If the best you have to offer is to invent words to put in someone's mouth, you're not ready to debate with the grown-ups. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #7 September 5, 2014 Andy9o8***Are you suggesting that folks should not be involved politically / socially / whatever... because of how their pictures or actions "could" be viewed at some point in the future??? Or are you suggesting that folks shouldn't be involved in something that you just don't agree with? Wow, what a stretch. If the best you have to offer is to invent words to put in someone's mouth, you're not ready to debate with the grown-ups. I was thinking more along the lines of "If you are going to publicly show your bigotry, intolerance, ignorance and hatred; AND hide them behind your "religious beliefs," then don't be surprised when it comes back to haunt you in the future."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #8 September 5, 2014 riggerrobTo paraphrase the late Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau "government should not interfere in the bedrooms of the nation" and yet the very same Liberals the late Trudeau SR lead made sure the government was deeply entrenched in the bedrooms of the nation. Of course it wasn't Trudeau SR who embedded the government into the bedrooms, it was one of his successors Alan Rock during the Chretien years who made sure that government was in the bedrooms. But Trudeau JR shows no signs whatsoever that government should be leaving the bedrooms. Of course Trudeau JR says only what his handlers tell him to say. Trudeau JR is a classic puppet politician. All glamor no substance. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #9 September 5, 2014 tonyhaysAnother blow to all the bigots. The bigots seem to have gone very quiet.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgriff 0 #10 September 5, 2014 kallendThe bigots seem to have gone very quiet. Huh... Maybe there IS a god after all... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 0 #11 September 5, 2014 kallend ***Another blow to all the bigots. The bigots seem to have gone very quiet. Maybe they are busy in divorce court since their own marriages have been ruined by the rulings - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #12 September 5, 2014 Opie ******Another blow to all the bigots. The bigots seem to have gone very quiet. Maybe they are busy in divorce court since their own marriages have been ruined by the rulings - Well for goodness sake, why on earth would one stay married to somebody of the opposite sex when they can now marry someone with whom they have so much more in common? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #13 September 5, 2014 winsor *********Another blow to all the bigots. The bigots seem to have gone very quiet. Maybe they are busy in divorce court since their own marriages have been ruined by the rulings - Well for goodness sake, why on earth would one stay married to somebody of the opposite sex when they can now marry someone with whom they have so much more in common? Think about it: double the wardrobe!!!!!!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #14 September 5, 2014 Remster Think about it: double the wardrobe!!!!!! Either you lose 10 pounds, or stop wearing my pants! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #15 September 6, 2014 Hey CanuckInUSA, Please explain again how Trudeau Jr. is better than Bush Jr. I am having a hard time seeing the difference????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyhays 86 #16 September 6, 2014 QuoteAre you suggesting that folks should not be involved politically / socially / whatever... because of how their pictures or actions "could" be viewed at some point in the future??? Or are you suggesting that folks shouldn't be involved in something that you just don't agree with? Andy was right...that is one hell of a long bow. But to clarify just in case that clever meme I found online wasn't obvious enough...In the not so distant future the bigoted redneck assholes who oppose gay marriage will be viewed just as retarded as those who opposed interracial marriages.“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyBoyd 0 #17 September 7, 2014 The issue of gay marriage will obviously be decided by the US Supreme Court very soon. What makes this federal Appellate Court opinion so significant is a couple of things: the Seventh Circuit is a very respected federal appellate court; the Seventh Circuit is normally thought to be a very conservative court, yet the came down squarely on the side of gay marriage; the opinion came down very quickly -- within days of the oral arguments, which means that the court had no internal debate as to the outcome of this case; this opinion not only shot down the arguments against gay marriage, it openly mocked those arguments; and Judge Posner is a very influential and respected judge. I suppose the Supreme Court could go the other way. But the judicial decisions in favor of gay marriage are piling up one after the other. If the Supreme Court did go the other way, the risk is that history might see it as the worst decision since Dred Scott. I understand that this is a very emotional issue for many people on both sides. But the writing is on the wall. Gay marriage will be a nation-wide reality sooner rather than later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #18 September 12, 2014 And another. www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2014/09/12/federal-court-rule-arizona-sex-couples-case/15522079/ Must be depressing to be a bigot these days.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
