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To: Ray76

I have not seen any legislation making same sex marriage lawful in any State. There definitely is not one in the Federal government, as it would be intruding on each States rights. Without a law or a Constitutional amendment at the State level, where is the power to “give” homos the right to marry?


2 posted on 06/09/2016 7:28:17 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts (ROP.....Religion Of Peace, PTB......Powers That Be)
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To: Glad2bnuts
I have not seen any legislation making same sex marriage lawful in any State.

Did you look? Before the Supreme Court ruling, there were about 13 or 14 states which adopted same-sex marriage by popular vote or by vote of the legislature.

Without a law or a Constitutional amendment at the State level, where is the power to “give” homos the right to marry?

The Supreme Court (incorrectly, IMHO) decided that denying gays the right to marry deprived them of equal protection of the laws in violation of the 14th amendment.

3 posted on 06/09/2016 7:36:16 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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