[irishjuggler]

I wonder to what extent a Roe v. Wade-style decision for “gay marriage” could be imposed. Would the 30+ states that have specifically come out against it in the last decade simply roll over and be bullied by the SCOTUS? Or would it be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back and sparks some sort of revolution against judicial tyranny?

[BCrago66]

It would cause a political earthquake arguably equal to or greater than Roe, in part because the reaction against the decision would be joined by constituencies who aren’t typically skeptical of the judiciary. Just one example: African Americans, who are overwhelmingly against gay marriage. So this would not be just a traditional conservative v. liberal political fight.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

It was landmark U.S. Supreme Court precedent Reynolds v. United States in 1878 that made “separation of church and state” a dubiously legitimate point of case law, but more importantly; it confirmed the Constitutionality in statutory regulation of marriage practices.