Posted on 10/10/2014 10:39:22 AM PDT by GIdget2004
Kansas’ attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to block same-sex marriage licenses, hours after a court office in the state’s most populous county issued one, believed to be the first in the state, to a gay couple.
The petition asks for an immediate order blocking the licenses, saying a judge exceeded his authority in ordering clerks and other judges to no longer deny marriage applications from gay couples. The Kansas Constitution bans gay marriage.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt told The Associated Press he wants to have the legal issues resolved in an orderly fashion.
District court Chief Judge Kevin Moriarty had issued his order after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear appeals from five other states seeking to preserve their gay-marriage bans.
Liz Dickinson, a member of the gay-rights group Equality Kansas, said she was at the Johnson County courthouse Friday when the couple received their license. The Johnson County District Court clerk’s office confirmed that a license was issued, but declined to identify the couple.
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This AG has the right idea. AGs and governors of states in which same-sex marriage is banned, but the ban has been overturned by a federal court, should turn to the state supreme court for a ruling. If the state court upholds the ban, the governor should announce the finding and state unequivocally that the federal decision will be ignored. It’s time for a real showdown.
Unfortunately, the Sebelius-stacked KS Supreme will love Moriarity’s order in Johnson County!
The 10th amendment, the 14th amendment and the 1st amendment still apply.
SCOTUS needs to side with the AG.
I’m curious to gauge how this latest batch of states, victimized by judicial tyranny, are going to handle things. Especially since this is now being imposed on states with populations who are more apt to raise holy hell over this evil degeneracy.
Honestly, I don’t know Kansas quite enough to judge how much grit they have. And most times, it depends on the leaders of the states and whether they are genuine conservatives or spineless, surrrendering Rino’s. I’m particularly interested in Oklahoma’s reaction, as it too got entwined in this net. Because the people I’ve known in Oklahoma aren’t the kind to go quietly in the night. Then, if it moves on to a state like Louisiana, good grief!
You do not need a state Supreme Court to uphold a Constitutional Amendment that is written in plain English.
The following statement should be issued by ALL states with amendments advancing only traditional marriage.
‘As a Sovereign State. We the people of ___ have decided to only recognize marriage as one man to one woman. As it is the right of a sovereign state in our Federalist form of government to issue marriage licenses to whom they decide, we will not respond to or honor any rulings from ANY Federal government body concerning intra-sex marriage.
Furthermore, any government official attempting to compel our State to comply with this blatant unconstitutional ruling will be met with resistance to the point of force.’
Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said.[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]
I bet Judge Roberts was hoping states would just give up. Now, if judges would stop trying to guess what SCOTUS will rule, & just allow constitutional actions to proceed.
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