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dbackjon

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7. If the trend holds, we will have good rulings

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 05:23 PM

Jun 2013

Businesses now want gay marriage - or at least don't want to have to oppose it.
The GOP is seeing that opposing gay marriage is in most places going from a positive vote getter to a negative vote getter.

Those two facts will influence Roberts and Kennedy. The sooner their masters can put the gay marriage issue behind them, the better they are off.

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Anyone nervous about the DOMA and Prop 8 rulings after today's voting rights act ruling? [View all] diabeticman Jun 2013 OP

it kind of made me think Roberts might lean on the side in favor of gay rights JI7 Jun 2013 #1

I hope you are right diabeticman Jun 2013 #4

Yes, very nervous. Boomerproud Jun 2013 #2

no. I've long thought that it would be bad news for voting rights and good news for cali Jun 2013 #3

Kennedy makes me nervous. diabeticman Jun 2013 #5

I am more confident of favorable rulings today than I was last week. LonePirate Jun 2013 #6

If the trend holds, we will have good rulings dbackjon Jun 2013 #7

I'm nervous about everything this Supreme Court does nt octoberlib Jun 2013 #8

unfavorable rulings on those would just be status quo, not a huge step backwards. disappointing tho msongs Jun 2013 #9