Posted on 02/10/2015 5:36:27 PM PST by Oliviaforever
One day after a federal judge’s order invalidating Alabama’s same-sex marriage ban took effect, an increasing number of probate judges on Tuesday were starting to issue marriage licenses to gays and lesbians. But others were turned away empty-handed.
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People need to stand firm against this tyranny, if people gave their lives for the founding of the country then we can stand firm and ignore some childish name calling
People need to stand firm against this tyranny, if people gave their lives for the founding of the country then we can stand firm and ignore some childish name calling
It’s certainly clear what side Alabama judges are on.
Meaning according to their actions, rather than as a whole.
As long as some officials are doing it, the refusal of others is a meaningful personal stand but not an effective political act.
“others were turned away empty-handed.”
Thumbs up.
And kudos to Chief Justice Roy Moore.
And screw the purple pantied federal judges and their dictatorial decrees.
The Governor of the State of Alabama needs to prove he is a conservative Christian as he claims and use his executive power to support what Judge Moore has said. Currently he is caving in. It is truly a sad thing to see. I don’t want to demean or insult the man, but if ever we needed someone to show principled character, it is him. God lead him to do the right thing and say NO to this judicial abuse of power by federal judges.
“As long as some officials are doing it, the refusal of others is a meaningful personal stand but not an effective political act.”
I disagree. At least they are DOING something. BTW - It is NOT legal by Alabama law. Some federal judge has decided to say it is....that doesn’t make it so. Until recently, regulating marriage has fallen under the jurisdiction of states. Allowing even the SCOTUS to overturn this is a terrible precedent. We may as well stop having elections....just let the judges make all the decisions for us from now on.
Yup, there’s an article on AL.com about how Moore is suddenly afraid that this will hurt the state’s image for business.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/gov_robert_bentley_doesnt_want.html#incart_most-comments
From the article:
—>Bentley also disagrees with the decisions legalizing gay marriage.
But the governor said he wanted to draw a distinction between now and the 1960s.
“I think it’s important for the people across the country to realize that the governor of Alabama today is not the governor of Alabama 50 years ago,” Bentley said.
“This is not necessarily a civil rights issue. But I know that people tend to try to equate those two. However, I don’t want Alabama portrayed in a negative light because when it’s portrayed in a negative light, it hurts me recruiting jobs into Alabama. And so I’m hurting families when I can’t help people get a job in this state.
“So I want to do everything I can to make sure that the people across the country, the people across the world, realize that Alabama is a different state and that we respect the rule of law and that’s what I’m going to do.”<—
Friggin' Republicans. When the crap hits the fan, they take a dump.
Just say no. Screw the Supremes.
Perhaps an effective political act would be the sight of these officials with broken necks, hanging from lampposts.
Just say no. Screw the Supremes.
US Supreme Court that is.
“a civil rights issue”
It is a civil rights issue. Consenting adults are and always have been free to call their relationships anything they wish. But now the Feds would force States to sanctify, against their will, these relationships, and compelling individuals to recognize them, against their religious beliefs.
Guess it was a a sham, huh?
Even the federal judge knows she has no authority over the state courts in this matter. Her orders amount to being a paper tiger.
As long as some blacks are still moving to the back of the bus, the refusal of others is a meaningful personal stand but not an effective political act.
There is not a ban on ssm, There is a definition of marriage.
Why? Because some judge says so?
Sorry, but nowhere do our constitutions grant the judiciary the authority to make our laws.
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