11th state to legalize SSM is Delaware. (accuse, laws, female)
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Political opportunism on Christies part? If is thinking of running for prez he cant alienate the religous right. Or is he really opposed. In any case, no votes from me, if he's the GOP nom in some future prez election.! So much for GOP "moderation".
I think you are correct; because leaders of various LGBT organizations in New Jersey say that on all other issues Gov. Christie is surprising pro-gay. As a "consolation prize" to the pro-same sex marriage constituents Gov. Christie actually nominated the first openly gay man to sit on the state Supreme Court.
..yeah, I think there is going to be some upper limit to states permitting gay marriage. A lot of states have amended their Constitutions to forbid this (Ohio was one, and the language in Ohios can be construed to ban partnership recognition as well),
....and I dont see these amendments being repealed anytime soon.
Oh? I disagree.
I see the amendments in at least a half dozen states being challenged within just another year or two.
Besides, there will be judicial battles going on. Couples married in states where same sex marriage are legal and recognized are going to sue in the courts for recognition when they move to other states. Almost no one can remember the time decades ago when most Americans had to fly out to Reno, Nevada, in order to get a divorce ... but when those divorces were finalized they legally divorced in all the other states.
Let's see what the Supreme Court's decision is in little over a month concerning Windsor v. United States which is about the legality of DOMA.
Who cares? Not everyone is Catholic, not every marriage ceremony is done in a Catholic church. You don't even need a church to be legally married in this country.
Jesus Christ himself started the Catholic Church. That's why you should care. Gays will never be married in the Catholic Church, not in 1000 years.
In case you didn't notice, most Americans support extending equal rights to gay couples. It is people like yourself who are writing your own political obituary. You're on the wrong side of history and the number of people who agree with you dwindles a little bit every time some angry old bigot who's stuck in the past (probably holding up a "race mixing is communism" sign back in the day) croaks.
Don't get too excited about eleven left-leaning states legalizing same-sex marriage.
DOMA is still the rule and same-sex marriage the exception with the overwhelming majority of states prohibiting homosexual marriage.
In fact, 30 of the existing state DOMAs are amendments to their state constitutions.
Do you really think those states will tolerate having same-sex marriage forced on them?
Jesus Christ himself started the Catholic Church. That's why you should care. Gays will never be married in the Catholic Church, not in 1000 years.
And I'm sure gays are all torn up and crying about it.
In reality, however, I'm sure they're realising the fact that Catholic Church is not the only entity that can wed people.
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