Posted on 05/12/2015 7:06:48 PM PDT by sickoflibs
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Racing both a U.S. Supreme Court decision on gay marriage and legislative deadlines, Texas Republicans pushed ahead Tuesday toward putting the state at the forefront of resistance if same-sex weddings are ruled constitutional.
Nearly every Republican in the Texas House is backing a measure that would prohibit state and local officials from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Less than three weeks remain in Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's first session, and the bill must clear the House by midnight Thursday to advance.
If signed by Abbott, the bill would aim to defy the Supreme Court if it legalizes gay marriage, laying the groundwork for Texas to potentially raise new legal battles over its ability to regulate marriage licenses.
"It would certainly put the state in a position to challenge," said Republican state Rep. Cecil Bell, who filed the bill shortly after a Texas judge allowed a lesbian couple to wed despite a statewide ban on gay marriage.
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send all the homos to Iraq - Americas 51st state and let ISIS deal with them. guess what homosexuality would basically be ended immediately.
Yes, and that insistence will have to be manifested with blood and force. Justice will not come through the courts or the Federal government. Those will be tools to overturn the will of the people.
“But you MUST! The court orders it!”
Just secede already!!! Republic of Texas, all the way!!!!!!
Please do! It was inspired I think.
They are having a hard enough time winning ballgames they need to focus on that... ;)
” Don’t Mess With Texas, Anthony Kennedy you blithering congenital idiot.”
Amen.
Anthony Kennedy was a Ford Republican that Ronald Reagan though he could trust.
California drinks your milkshake. The Colorado will run dry and the sharks will die. Hopefully some get picked up in the Sharknado heading towards NYC.
California won’t drink squat when the pipeline stops delivering and Lake Meade begins refilling with almost zero drain on it.
Bear in mind that the National Guard operates under Federal control.
1) Well, it was a right for an 18 year old to marry her biological father in New Jersey, so that point will likely become less relevant if other incest cases win approval elsewhere in the nation.
And why does California not mind continually adding people when their water is running out? We are seriously run by a bunch of Morons in this country!!!
“Prediction:
Texas passes this law.
Kennedy creates a right to homo marriage shortly thereafter.
A lawsuit is filed once the law is enforced.
The federal courts find it unconstitutional.
It goes up through the appeals process.”
You need to insert into your prediction, the line:
Obama would Federalize the National Guard and they would walk gay couples up the court house steps to get married.
” Anthony Kennedy was a Ford Republican that Ronald Reagan though he could trust.”
Yep. Big mistake. It didn’t take Kennedy long to show who and what he was, either.
And thats why one should never, EVER trust GOPe types on any subject.
It’s also why one should never trust or believe lesser evil voters. They, by the very nature of their position, will do whatever they think or ‘feel’ at the time rather than act from a position of principle, then justify it by claiming ‘lesser evil’. You can actually trust a Democrat more since they will, wrong though they are, stand on their own principles. Mitch/Jonbon, their voters and the fiasco currently underway prove it.
Who are the most moronic, the “leaders” or the people?
” It’s also why one should never trust or believe lesser evil voters. “
The FReeper “lesser evils” are now coming out of the wood work. Election propaganda.
The “Cruz just lost my vote” crowd is first out of the gate.
They will have to alter their verbiage, as we “outed” most of them : )
Go Texas....if this is successful it will bolster Cruz to the Max......a new R.R.?
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