I suspect the Feds will come down to the Courts, which means I'm suddenly even more interested than I usually am about who might be retiring and thus opening a slot for Obama to select a replacement for.
You mean the decrepit tyrants of the US legal system; the ones who practically have to be hauled out of office in caskets?
And, yeah, the feds will almost certainly come down to a court decision, motivated by the momentum generated from individual state policies. Personally, I'm hoping that they just outright abolish the use of the word "marriage" in government and everyone gets a civil union in the eyes of the law, while churches can choose to call those unions whatever they like.
So am I. Its a small thing, it'll see challenges and I frankly figure it'll keep taking -decades-. But its nice to see a hint of hope after the debacle in California.
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Shame that state is full of freezing and cold.
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And, yeah, the feds will almost certainly come down to a court decision, motivated by the momentum generated from individual state policies. Personally, I'm hoping that they just outright abolish the use of the word "marriage" in government and everyone gets a civil union in the eyes of the law, while churches can choose to call those unions whatever they like.
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Its a small thing, it'll see challenges and I frankly figure it'll keep taking -decades-. But its nice to see a hint of hope after the debacle in California.
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For several years at least, until they come up with a better legal argument.
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But this is the face of things to come. I sincerely believe that. Folks can either get run over by progress or stand aside.
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