Posted on 09/03/2014 10:09:12 AM PDT by xzins
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A federal judge has upheld Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages, as well as the state's refusal to recognize gay marriages legally performed in other states.
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman's ruling Wednesday ...said gay marriage supporters failed to prove that the ban violates equal protection or due process provisions of the Constitution.
Feldman agreed ...that states have the right to define marriage.
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Well I’ll be damned.
States get to define marriage, and heterosexual marriage doesn’t violate equal protection.
If you’ve got states defining marriage, then they can make it illegal for incestuous marriage, polygamy, forced, etc.
Nice this is another issue lil Mary will HAVE to take the wrong side on. :-)
A Reagan appointee. Shows what can happen when we have a REAL President.
Or as they say in the South, butter my butt and call me a biscuit!
I hope this judge has security. The gay mafia is vengeful.
Louisiana isn’t thrilled with US Senators who support homosexual marriage.
Very good. Glad to see not all of the judiciary have decided to accept the mark.
This nasty, little Communist is not happy.
She says: "It's re-education camp for you, homophobes!"
You're right, of course -- there is no self-designated victim group so intolerant, so vicious in their bullying and so self-centered at the homafia.
The F@G.com‘ers will be up in arms over this!
FINALLY a federal judge makes the CORRECT ruling on this issue. I'm pretty sure the rest of them have all done the left's bidding and struck down traditional marriage laws by citing some non-existent constitutional "right" to marriage.
What's baffling to me is so many people on our side are always yapping about how states should have more influence over the federal government, but they agree with the left in picking almost exclusively FEDERAL judges and officials to be appointed to seats on the US Supreme Court. Then they whine when some allegedly "originalist" federal judge who has been in the beltway for 30+ years moves leftward while serving as SCOTUS judge.
Why not choose SCOTUS judges the way we choose Presidents and select mostly STATE supreme court judges as SCOTUS material?
An answer to prayer. Thank you, God.
Very good! Finally, a Federal Judge who understands the law.
(”Judge” Vaughn Walker’s corruption should haunt him endlessly).
Now with all the other Fed Judges who have said gay marriage bans are unconstitutional, will the Supremes FINALLY hear a case and settle this once and for all?
I fear the outcome of a neutral/liberal biased court, but as long as Kennedy doesn’t stray off into a penumbra or obscure reference, it should be 5-4 declaring states have the right to regulate marriage. That way, all the homo and lesbians can concentrate in the Leftist states, leaving tradition values states alone!
Ah, shoot! Who am I kidding? The Left NEVER gives up. They’ll bring it back once the court changes persons.
This is why folks, the 2016 election better not go to a democrat.
Reagan comes through once again.
25.5 years after he left office, the man’s influence still impacts the nation.
On the dark side, Obama will leave office in 2017. 25.5 years after that will be 2052.
Obama and Holder are preparing a press conference on how this judge is “gaycist”.
FINALLY! A win for the side of reason and God.
Let’s go SCOTUS. Decide this once and for all.
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