SCOTUS: DOMA ruled unconstitutional

[ArcadiaGP]

1st Ruling for today

Bill Clinton's DOMA unconstitutional. Good riddance.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-307_g2bh.pdf

What part of Clinton's legacy still stands? Genuinely curious.

It'd be hilarious if the court upholds Prop 8. That should be soon.

Edit on Prop 8: Court implies they lack jurisdiction to consider Prop 8

Roberts: "The Court does not have before it, and the logic of its opinion does not decide, the distinct question whether the States . . . may continue to utilize the traditional definition of marriage."

 

[Mad Macs]

BOOM.

 

[MisterChester]

So they punted on Prop 8? Huh. Maybe we can hope some day they'll revisit it.

 

[CarmelHP]

Not unexpected, marriage was left as a matter of state law enactment, where it should be.

 

[K_W]

Obama now has the distraction he has been begging for.

 

[HoughMade]

Not unexpected, marriage was left as a matter of state law enactment, where it should be.

Agreed.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Lower rulings stand, yeah. It effectively upholds the lower court ruling by not allowing a challenge to it.

States that don't recognize SSM aren't forced to.

 

[Trigger Time]

This Is a good day for freedom. I'm not gay but I believe some people are truly born that way and its not a choice for everyone. I have always supported equal rights for all people. I don't want sexual behaviors flaunted in public ect, but as far as the same legal rights I support them!
Congratulations to the gays on your new freedoms.

Also: by them saying the people bringing prop 8 to the court had no legal standing the Supreme Court essentially made gay marriage once again legal in California.


This is also a win for all of freedom because it clearly seperates church and state like its supposed to be!

 

[mrjarrell]

DOMA was an easy call for them. It was blatant discrimination on its face. We're much better off without it.

 

[Trigger Time]

Also because of the language in this ruling I wonder if this is going to give gays legal rights against discrimination at the work place? I'm no law expert but I think so.

 

[techres]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

 

[JTScribe]

A good day for the 10th.

 

[MisterChester]

Also because of the language in this ruling I wonder if this is going to give gays legal rights against discrimination at the work place? I'm no law expert but I think so.

We can only hope. It would be a serious 14th amendment issue if they didn't get protection.

 

[Sfrandolph]

SODOMY is NOW CONSTITUTIONAL!

 

[rambone]

The Supreme Court declares DOMA unconstitutional

Very broadly speaking, this means that federal marriage benefits can now be extended to gay couples who are legally married in their states. The ruling does not, however, establish a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.

On a micro level, the case itself means that Edia Windsor now gets a refund for the $363,053 in estate taxes she paid the IRS after her wife died (because she now qualifies for a federal tax exemption for surviving spouses).

 

[CarmelHP]

We can only hope. It would be a serious 14th amendment issue if they didn't get protection.

No, it wouldn't.

IAALBNYL

 

[shibumiseeker]

SODOMY is NOW CONSTITUTIONAL!

You are 10 years out of date, dude.

Lawrence v. Texas.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I like this take from my friend Dana Loesch:

"Dems invited big government into marriage with DOMA. This was a loss for big gov, a loss for Dems. Their record on civil rights blows."

 

[HARVEYtheDAMNED]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Agreed.

 

[88GT]

No, it wouldn't.

IAALBNYL

14th is about as misunderstood as the 1st in many respects.