It would appear from the ruling that the SC limited its ruling to provisions in the KY law that specifically prohibited same sex marriage. A limitation that prohibits a marriage for reasons other than the sex of the applicant was not disturbed by the court’s findings.
Apparently you didn't read the dissents. This ruling invalidated the marriage laws in most states. Every state that had a limitation on keeping marriage between one man and one woman has been struck down. There is a line through the statute. It is no longer valid. If gays can marry, then Muslims can marry 4 women and Fundamentalist Mormons can marry 20. Men can marry dogs. Women can marry cats.
The fact of the matter is that what the Supreme Court did was to strike down the marriage laws. There is no statutory authority for a county clerk to issue any marriage license to anyone unless that State's laws already allowed for homosexual marriage.
Do you support the decision of the Supreme Court? Are you happy in your belief that the Supreme Court re-wrote all the laws in order to include language that now allows one man and one man to marry?
Read Justice Roberts dissent. He predicted this would happen and it did.
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The point exactly.
Roberts specifically wrote it strikes down most states’ marriage laws. I’ve posted his words a few times today, but I’m on my phone and long posts are difficult. Opening portion of his dissent if you want to read it.
Roberts specifically wrote it strikes down most states’ marriage laws. I’ve posted his words a few times today, but I’m on my phone and long posts are difficult. Opening portion of his dissent if you want to read it.