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Presiding at Same-Sex Wedding, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Emphasizes the Word ‘Constitution’
New York Times ^
| 05/18/2015
| Maureen Dowd
Posted on 05/18/2015 12:19:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The groom and groom strolled down the aisle to the mellow strains of Mr. Sandman.
Wearing her black robe with her signature white lace collar, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presided over the marriage on Sunday afternoon of Michael Kahn, the longtime artistic director of the Shakespeare Theater Company in Washington, and Charles Mitchem, who works at an architecture firm in New York.
The gilded setting was elegant: Anderson House in the Embassy Row neighborhood, the headquarters in Washington of the Society of the Cincinnati, a club for the descendants of the French and American soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War. During the ceremony, the couple slipped black and gold Harry Winston rings onto each others fingers.
But the most glittering moment for the crowd came during the ceremony. With a sly look and special emphasis on the word Constitution, Justice Ginsburg said that she was pronouncing the two men married by the powers vested in her by the Constitution of the United States.
No one was sure if she was emphasizing her own beliefs or giving a hint to the outcome of the case the Supreme Court is considering whether to decide if same-sex marriage is constitutional.
But the guests began applauding loudly, delighted either way. Justice Ginsburg, who has officiated at same-sex weddings in the past, also seemed delighted, either by their reaction or, perhaps, by the news that she will be played in a movie by Natalie Portman (who, in a strange casting segue, will play Jackie Kennedy Onassis in another film).
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: District of Columbia; US: New York
KEYWORDS: alcoholism; charlesmitchem; constitution; districtofcolumbia; gaymarriage; ginsburg; homosexualagenda; libertarians; medicalmarijuana; michaelkahn; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; ruthbaderginsburg; samesexmarriage; scotus; shakespeare; sodomy; washington
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To: MacNaughton
Whoa! Guess she decided not to announce that.
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posted on
05/18/2015 9:27:42 PM PDT
by
NetAddicted
(Just looking)
To: Brown Deer
Ouch! That stings! To be insulted by an anonymous screen name on an Internet blog. What in life could be more painful? A wedgie, perhaps?
Please Brown Deer, don’t accuse me of bending over for Obama, how will I ever recover from the shame and humiliation? ;-)
To: Nero Germanicus; LucyT
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posted on
05/19/2015 1:06:15 AM PDT
by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: Team Cuda
Why don’t you knock off your snide style? It doesn’t engender conversation. Plus, I see no contradiction in my comments.
84
posted on
05/19/2015 4:12:47 AM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: "I should like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
To: Lurking Libertarian
44 I knew Kagan performed a same-sex wedding. I do not believe Sotomayor did. And there are not two lesbians on the Supreme Court. I have not read anywhere that Sotomayor has officiated a homosexual wedding. 3 female SCOTUS associate justices = Ginsburg-hetero, Kagan-homo, Sotomayor-AFAIK she is hetero. Lots of Freepers think Sotomayor is lesbo, but I haven't read anything, to date, that makes me think she is lesbo.
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:42:45 AM PDT
by
MacNaughton
(" ...it is better to die on the losing side than to live under Communism." Whitaker Chambers)
To: Brown Deer
Please stop, you’re going to make me cry.
To: Lurking Libertarian
...two of whom are formerly married to men.
How does that preclude them from being lesbians?
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posted on
05/19/2015 9:56:34 PM PDT
by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: Brown Deer
How does that preclude them from being lesbians?The burden of proof is on the one stating the affirmative. What evidence is there that either Ginsburg or Sotomayor is gay?
To: Lurking Libertarian
The burden of proof is on the one stating the affirmative. What evidence is there that either Ginsburg or Sotomayor is gay?
Why are you asking me for evidence? You made a statement of fact, with absolutely no evidence showing that your statement is true, and are now asking me to disprove your statement? Really?
If you have proof that your statement is true, then please share it with us, otherwise just admit that you don't really know.
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posted on
05/20/2015 10:18:54 AM PDT
by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: Brown Deer
Why are you asking me for evidence? You made a statement of fact, with absolutely no evidence showing that your statement is true, and are now asking me to disprove your statement? Really? If you have proof that your statement is true, then please share it with us, otherwise just admit that you don't really know.Go back up in this thread. Someone posted that there are two lesbians on the Supreme Court. So far as I know, there is zero evidence for that claim.
To: Lurking Libertarian
Go back up in this thread.
I've already read the entire thread. Why should I read it again?
Someone posted that there are two lesbians on the Supreme Court.
So why should I care? One more time, why are you asking me for evidence? What you stated was, "And there are not two lesbians on the Supreme Court." So far, you have not backed up your claim with any proof. You just keep beating around the bush and continue asking me to prove otherwise! I didn't make the claim. You did!
Why can't you admit that you don't really know for sure?
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posted on
05/20/2015 4:45:30 PM PDT
by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: SeekAndFind
There is no right to legal recognition of any association of persons, including marriage.
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posted on
05/20/2015 9:07:44 PM PDT
by
Ray76
(Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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