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Unvanguard

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6. The Supreme Court is going to rule in favor of marriage equality.

Reply to AlinPA (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 04:19 PM

Sep 2014

It's signaled by the tone of Windsor and it's been underscored by the strong pattern of lower-court rulings. Justice Kennedy is not going to wreck his own reputation as a gay rights hero by breaking with the overwhelming weight of federal court rulings and putting himself on a limb as the man who obstructed one of the most successful civil rights campaigns in US history, all to achieve a delay of a decade or so on the inevitable Supreme Court victory for same-sex marriage.

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Half the Country's Attorneys General Ask Supreme Court to Decide Marriage Equality [View all] William769 Sep 2014 OP

Wow, surprising, all ultra-right wing states. Who'd have thought?! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #1

Let's hope this turns out to be good news. William769 Sep 2014 #2

I shutter to riversedge Sep 2014 #4

It's two different groups of states: one pro-equality group and one just asking for a ruling. Unvanguard Sep 2014 #5

Except for gay people. Everyone knows how the Vatican feels about homosexuality. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #8

I'm gay and I want the Supreme Court to decide this issue. Unvanguard Sep 2014 #17

Just sayin', based on the consistent outcome of the majority reich-wing 5 Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #29

They're hoping SCOTUS will stop it. n/t pnwmom Sep 2014 #10

Colorado AG, John Suthers, has announced his candidacy kaiden Sep 2014 #26

"Please, please take our toy away. It's killing us at the polls." Orsino Sep 2014 #28

If the SC acts, I predict 5-4 GOP. I know about Kennedy's sentiments, but it's "too big to fail" for AlinPA Sep 2014 #3

The Supreme Court is going to rule in favor of marriage equality. Unvanguard Sep 2014 #6

Agreed. William769 Sep 2014 #7

I'm staying with my "too big to fail for the GOP", Kennedy's reputation notwithstanding. AlinPA Sep 2014 #13

See the post you responded to. William769 Sep 2014 #24

I think you're right. In another year this could all be wrapped up. n/t pnwmom Sep 2014 #11

Nope, I would bet on 6-3 in support of equality. longship Sep 2014 #12

Kennedy, Roberts, Alito?!! Repubicans? No way. AlinPA Sep 2014 #15

Well, Kennedy is already pro-LGBT. longship Sep 2014 #16

Roberts is going to dissent. He showed his cards in Windsor already. Unvanguard Sep 2014 #18

Then there's all those federal cases since Windsor. longship Sep 2014 #19

Roberts disagrees with them on the merits. Unvanguard Sep 2014 #20

He also knows that Kennedy will support LGBT. longship Sep 2014 #22

They are counting on the reich wing felonious five to vote their way. lark Sep 2014 #9

Yes. AlinPA Sep 2014 #14

This "Hobby Lobby" Court worries me. I predict 5-4 AGAINST marriage equality. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #21

Probably not. longship Sep 2014 #23

He is a republican and the GOP won't allow him to go further than he has so far. I predict 5-4, GOP. AlinPA Sep 2014 #25

Whatever. We'll see. longship Sep 2014 #27