If Texas can follow Alabama and exit the business of issuing marriage licenses, then homosexuals have nothing in Texas to attack with respect to marriage, and this in turn would render the SCOTUS ruling a hollow victory.
The whole point is to “flower shop” the churches.
Look for, within just a few weeks, some homos seeking out an evangelical church and demanding to be married in their church,
then having the AG or some judge come down on them and padlock their doors and jail their pastor.
I think the states should all pass laws saying they will issue no marriage licenses. If SCOTUS wants to legislate from the bench they can jolly well try to figure out how to get somebody to administer what they legislate.
And that’s what needs to happen.
Hostage wrote:
“If Texas can follow Alabama and exit the business of issuing marriage licenses, then homosexuals have nothing in Texas to attack with respect to marriage, and this in turn would render the SCOTUS ruling a hollow victory.”
Texas still has common-law marriage.
No need for a license.
A man and a woman can get married in church, say to friends and family and colleagues that they are married, and live together (I think there is a time period involved) and they are considered married.
And legal documents (e.g. trusts) can be drawn up and mention that status.