Gay marriage ruling

[Dwayne Hicks]

If the SCOTUS rules against state bans (like Im leaning towards them doing) do you think the teabaggers will make a hard push for a federal amendment banning same sex marriage?

[uppityperson]

1. If they try for an amendment, it will fail. It wouldn't surprise me if they threaten it though

[PeaceNikki]

2. i doubt it would pass.

I think that the pendulum has swung and were past the point of regression on that. After the DOMA ruling, it went quickly.

At least I hope

[Dwayne Hicks]

3. Presidents are not involved in the amendment process

But yes I agree there is not enough support for a national ban.

[PeaceNikki]

4. oh, oops.

[Wella]

5. You mean a Constitutional amendment requiring 38 states to approve?

You think at this point the right wing can count on 38 states? I find it highly unlikely.

(And that's assuming such an amendment actually gets out of Congress.)

[Dwayne Hicks]

6. I know that

But do they?

[Wella]

7. Of course they do.

That won't prevent them from bluffing though.

[Shrek]

8. That would be a huge overreach

About the best they could hope for would be some kind of amendment that leaves the issue up to each state to decide.

A ban at the federal level is out of the question.

[Ms. Toad]

9. It will never happen.

2/3 of both the house and senate would need to approve, followed by 75% of the state legislatures.

There have been marriages for a number of years, and the sky hasn't fallen. That is, in large part, why there has been such a sea change. If it is not already too late to gain approval by 75% of the state legislatures, it will be after 100% of the states have had the opportunity to experience same gender marriage for themselves for any significant period of time.

[Dwayne Hicks]

10. I agree

But this is the teabagger we are talking about.