Judge to Ohio: Recognize out-of-state gay marriage

The Washington Post / The Associated Press ^ | April 14, 2014 | Amanda Lee Myers

[Amendment10]

Note that an Ohio lamaker evidently wants to impeach Judge Black.

FR: Ohio Representative Moves to Impeach (Federal) Judge for Pro-Gay Rulings

As mentioned in related threads, not only have the states never amended the Constitution to expressly protect so-called gay rights, but regardless of media distortion about the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Section 2 of DOMA is evidently still in effect, corrections welcome.

Section 2. Powers reserved to the states

No State, territory, or possession of the United States, or Indian tribe, shall be required to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage under the laws of such other State, territory, possession, or tribe, or a right or claim arising from such relationship.

Also, since the states have never amended the Constitution to expressly protect so-called gay rights, the states are free to make laws which discriminate on the basis of such "rights," imo, as long as such laws don't also unreasonably abridge constitutionally enumerated rights.

[mikefive]

Ohio should tell the judge to pound sand. If our current admin can pick and choose the laws it wants to, why not Ohio?

[highball]

“Think I’ll go to New York State with my concealed-carry permit, and “force” a judge that NYS must recognize my WI concealed-carry.”

Take it to Ohio instead. Get the case before this judge.