Predictions for the outcome of the Supreme Court w/r/t DOMA...

[kidkaos2]

Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

Then so is the tax code.

On what grounds is the tax code unconstitutional?

[EdwardA]

Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

My prediction is they dismiss it.

I think there are going to be outraged liberals and members of the media in a few months. They will find their incessant cheerleading for this deviency beaten back by one they least suspect, Sotomayor.

[Globe199]

Originally Posted by kidkaos2

Where's the quote where he said he hates gay people?

I don't know, maybe the things he's said in court about gays over the years:

Here Are the 7 Worst Things Antonin Scalia Has Said or Written About Homosexuality | Mother Jones

[EdwardA]

Originally Posted by Seeker5in1

If it was that clear, would it be in the Supreme Court right now? I think they'll uphold DOMA, and send Prop 8 back to the state.

This is a likely outcome. Although I could also see Prop 8 being upheld.

[EdwardA]

Originally Posted by jetgraphics

There is no "right to marry", if one needs permission (license).
If one needs a marriage license, it is not a right, secured by constitutional government.
It is a privilege granted by government.

However, those who hold common law standing can contract a common law marriage.

Guess what changed so that "everyone" must get permission to contract marriage?

There is a right to marriage. What gays want is to do redefine marriage. However society has every right to determine what marriage means to them and as the justices alluded to today we are talking about 5 years of data vs 2000 years if traditional marriage and that's just in Christendom.

DOMA and Prop 8 are upheld IMHO although Prop 8 being invalidated wouldn't shock me.

[VTHokieFan]

Originally Posted by kidkaos2

On what grounds is the tax code unconstitutional?

It descriminates based on your marital status. This is why the ideal of individualism leads to the most liberty and most rights for all Americans.

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by EdwardA

This is a likely outcome. Although I could also see Prop 8 being upheld.

From what I'm hearing, the justices are highly skeptical of the Prop 8 proponents' claim to standing, which is why there's a good chance that the Ninth Circuit ruling will be allowed to stand.