Supreme court of the USA rules on same sex marriage
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That's awful, Sector 7. 
And you're right, that's exactly the kind of thing that shouldn't be allowed to happen to anyone.
And you're right, that's exactly the kind of thing that shouldn't be allowed to happen to anyone.
You know, that mind control satellite David Geffen launched aboard one of Elon Musk's (earlier) rockets?--that thing works!
The power of Musk compels you
The power of Musk compels you!
Strange how all this comes together. The President's moving service as Pastor-in-chief, the manhunt almost coming to a close--and this.
I've long said that each decade had its own theme until the 2000s.
This past week had a theme all right.
Justice.
Hell no!
The power of Musk compels you
The power of Musk compels you!
Strange how all this comes together. The President's moving service as Pastor-in-chief, the manhunt almost coming to a close--and this.
I've long said that each decade had its own theme until the 2000s.
This past week had a theme all right.
Justice.
So anyone want to get married?
Hell no!
Well, all right. I'm an ordained minister and can legally officiate weddings in Alameda County in CA. 
For everyone, I offer what Spock said to Valeris...
"You must have faith... that the universe will unfold as it should."
It is unfolding. And as to how God feels, I think He's a lot cooler with it than people think.
"You must have faith... that the universe will unfold as it should."
It is unfolding. And as to how God feels, I think He's a lot cooler with it than people think.
That's bull. If you do as Spock says, you stay passive and wait and accept whatever shit happens. It maybe applies to things out of your control, like a meteor strike, but certainly not to politics.
As for Sector 7s unfortunate experience... seeing that they also excluded you from the funeral, the new ruling wouldn't change a lot about the fact that they wanted to make you feel as unwanted as possible.
As for Sector 7s unfortunate experience... seeing that they also excluded you from the funeral, the new ruling wouldn't change a lot about the fact that they wanted to make you feel as unwanted as possible.
On Nuclear Wessles?Well, all right. I'm an ordained minister and can legally officiate weddings in Alameda County in CA.
On Nuclear Wessles?Well, all right. I'm an ordained minister and can legally officiate weddings in Alameda County in CA.
Aye. It's my hometown, and one of the cities in the county. The Naval Air Station is gone, of course. They call it Alameda Point nowadays.
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Just out of curiosity, are drag queens classified as transgender, gay, or genderqueer?
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Well I know I'm never going to get married so I'm fine ... But I do know the feeling of being judged based on appearance... So there's that too.
I was wondering how many people in the remaining 14 states were pissed off that they didn't get to do it on their own.
No, it's done. It's like 1967. The nutcases will be complaining (and occasionally violent) for decades, but it's all over. It was already legal in 36 states and with every day that goes by there will be hundreds or thousands of new marriages. More than half the people in the country were already okay with it, and that will only increase now that it's a reality across the board.
No, it's on solid and firm ground. The SCOTUS didn't just say same-sex marriage is legal they actually pretty much said it's Constitutional! That the government cannot treat one group of people differently from another, you cannot make special rules for these people here because you don't agree with them.
So the "only way around" same-sex marriages at the government level is to not give *any* marriages and I'm not entirely sure how legal even that is.
The only way to undo this, to change it, or whatever is to actually re-write The Constitutional which can only be done with an Amendment which has only been done 17 times (one of those times being to repeal and earlier one (alcohol prohibition) in the last 239 years. That's because passing a new Amendment is a MONUMENTAL undertaking and cannot be "just done." It requires 2/3s majority votes in both the House and the Senate and to be ratified 3/4s of the states (38.) And since we already know a majority of the states had already approved of same-sex marriages, it's unlikely their Governors or their legislatures would go along with any proposal to amend The Constitution that'd take away same-sex marriages.
It's done. Signed, sealed, and delivered. Those Red-State Governors who're holding back right now are doing nothing but stamping their feet and holding their breath. This cannot be circumvented or undone. It's the law. Same-sex marriages are CONSTITUTIONAL. It didn't need to be legalized because it was a right people already had and some states were taking that right away. Which is what I've been saying and wondering all a long. How can a state take a select group of people, a minority, and say "the rules are different for you?" They can't. Simple as that.
Now, the next battle is civil rights for homosexuals. Because this SCOTUS action only helps homosexuals where government is concerned and not with private entities. It's still legal in many states for a person to be fired or denied service due to their sexual orientation. So we need a civil rights act, or an amendment/addition to the Civil Rights Act of 1963 (and other Civil Rights Acts) to add homosexuals to the list of people who need protection from agencies that serve the public.
I don't think marriage is a right. It's just the concept of two (or more, depending on the country) people (depending on the country) officially living together. Tax benefits and other things that are sponsored by the state for married couples is also not a right, it's just a friendly service by the government.
So sorry, Sector 7. Something similar occurred in my family, too, a long time ago, and it's a sad memory. The good thing is, it is becoming much less common.
But, if he was married, he would be the next of kin and would be the one to make the funeral arrangements. So the ruling will very much change that sort of thing for a great many people.
It's not just a concept, it's a legal status, bestowed by the government, and conveys certain legal rights. Everyone has the right to be treated equally under those laws, according to the 14th Amendment in the US, as the Supreme Court has now confirmed.
But, if he was married, he would be the next of kin and would be the one to make the funeral arrangements. So the ruling will very much change that sort of thing for a great many people.
It's not just a concept, it's a legal status, bestowed by the government, and conveys certain legal rights. Everyone has the right to be treated equally under those laws, according to the 14th Amendment in the US, as the Supreme Court has now confirmed.
Yeah but it would not be illegal by a state to just ditch marriage as a whole.
I'm guessing that guy didn't make it all the way through Expendables 3.
Nice. My respect for Arnie just went up a notch.
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