Posted on 04/28/2015 8:27:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today that could lead to a constitutional right for gays to marry. Many court watchers believe it's a done deal already. In addition to the 4 liberal judges, Justice Anthony Kennedy has already ruled with the majority 3 times against maintaining a ban on same sex marriage. He would appear to be the 5th vote that would make gay marriage the law of the land.
But nothing is certain, which is why some observers believe that Chief Justice John Roberts may be a pivotal vote on the question of same sex marriage.
Putting aside previous cases and previous votes, there are a number of institutional reasons Chief Justice Roberts might, and should, cast a vote for the freedom to marry.
First, a Supreme Court ruling authorizing the states to restrict marriage to heterosexual couples would lead to enormous confusion. The court’s decision not to take appeals of earlier cases, or put other appeals of lower court decisions on hold, has induced many couples to marry. Surely, same-sex couples who married when marriage was legal under prior court rulings would remain so. But if the plaintiffs do not prevail, all of the states that recognize the right of same-sex couples to marry in light of lower federal court rulings could revert to their earlier state of affairs.
(A ruling against the plaintiffs would leave untouched the rights of same-sex couples to marry in the states that have affirmed the right through legislation, ballot initiative or state constitutional rulings.)
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Jack and Josie are teenagers. Maybe
The court will do what Obama tells them to do. Why do we bother? Its like Dred Scott all over again.
Adopted in 2000 at the ages of four and five.
If he is indeed homosexual he (and the others) should recuse from this hearing.
Wild Bear, woods, manure. Of course. Why is there any doubt? And to Johnny Roberts and the regime, FU. You ruled,; now enforce it.
“Fire Island?”
“Whats that?”
I had never heard of Fire Island, either, but think it was mentioned in a story concerning Barney Frank a few years back. If I remember correctly, Barney tried to cheat the fairy service (can’t make this stuff up) on his way over to Fire Island by demanding a senior citizen discount or some other scam.
I had never heard of Fire Island before, but with Barney in the story, I made certain assumptions about his destination.
Sadly you are correct. To think there is any hope they will not force homosexual marriage on everyone is to have not read their previous rulings. Unless something has changed their minds since then, and I doubt it. After all, “opinion polls have changed....” and opinion polls have replaced the rule of law, whether or not they have been manipulated by special interest groups and partisan ideologues.
Well, we won’t be going there. LOL
That’s all I need to know.
Thanks.
I think that you can consider Scalia to be a pretty safe bet.
He certainly will . His two Irish illegally adopted childrens future depends him submitting to the one.
Ginsburg performed a homosexual sham marriage a couple of weeks ago so if that does not being merit to recusing herself then what the hell does?
I hope Roberts is Happy now.....
Barrier Island south of Long Island.
I guess we’ll find out if he’s gay now.
John Roberts isn't gay. But his boyfriend is.
:)
Aren’t they cute, and to think conservative GW Bush gave us this fraud closet socialist.
“Probably. Hes been compromised. They must have something really serious on this guy”
Yes, they will out him as a socialist.
John Souter Roberts will.
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