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31. I'm happy for people in those 11 states.

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 10:35 AM

Oct 2014

But would really prefer the Court to address this issue as a point of national equality. In the 1960s the Court decided Loving v Virginia within that scope, and they need to do so with same sex marriage.

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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Gay Marriage [View all] Hissyspit Oct 2014 OP

wow! unblock Oct 2014 #1

Happy for the gay people but Marthe48 Oct 2014 #2

When one of the five dies in office bigdarryl Oct 2014 #3

Democratic President, if I may gently suggest. calimary Oct 2014 #34

It needs to be Tony Fishscales. He's the worst. Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #36

looks to me like they are ducking the issue rurallib Oct 2014 #4

It means less than four justices see merit in the appeals. House of Roberts Oct 2014 #7

It more than likely means the Justices do not want to nationalize the issue. former9thward Oct 2014 #8

Were these not state laws the District courts struck down? House of Roberts Oct 2014 #15

No, I believe they want to keep their hands off the issue. former9thward Oct 2014 #17

It is not the states working through these issues Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #19

I know that. former9thward Oct 2014 #23

Their rejection of the cases Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #25

All the cases have gone the marriage equality way... TDale313 Oct 2014 #13

Agreed. Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #21

Ding ding ding! Gelliebeans Oct 2014 #55

Thanks to all for their responses - I tend to look at the right side rurallib Oct 2014 #18

There is no legal conflict for them to resolve right now hack89 Oct 2014 #24

I think a court in Tennessee ruled otherwise. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #27

LGBT people aren't out of the woods yet Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #37

I'm having the same type of feeling davidpdx Oct 2014 #67

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! shenmue Oct 2014 #5

:-) :-) :-) :-) MuseRider Oct 2014 #6

That's nice for the people that live in those states dbackjon Oct 2014 #9

So 30 States now allow same sex marriage while 29 States permit discrimination against LGBT people Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #10

So that means democrats have to get there ass out and vote the homophobics out bigdarryl Oct 2014 #12

Good News Hawaii Hiker Oct 2014 #11

So, for all practical purposes this means one of the five men... malthaussen Oct 2014 #14

It makes me wonder how the vote on whether to hear the case went davidpdx Oct 2014 #66

Once again, that margin of victory in Virginia was 907 votes. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2014 #16

You can't stop the bend... yallerdawg Oct 2014 #20

Adding a link, or some links, mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2014 #22

Did Scalia, Scalito, and Thomas all sleep in? yurbud Oct 2014 #26

Anti gay laws don't help business, where as knocking down anti-discrimination laws I housing will. FlatStanley Oct 2014 #28

It's not full Equality yet but... SoapBox Oct 2014 #29

How the "other side" will view this... Bryce Butler Oct 2014 #30

You can't explain that. Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #38

I'm happy for people in those 11 states. kiva Oct 2014 #31

Yes, 39 other states may still block SSM. Not cheering yet. More states rights from the RW USSC. freshwest Oct 2014 #44

How could 39 states still block it, given the Federal Court decisions? pnwmom Oct 2014 #48

I believe it goes district by district. The SCOTUS has ruled in I think two districts. And IMO in rhett o rick Oct 2014 #49

By state laws not yet overturned by federal courts. It may be 39 as poster I replied to indicated. freshwest Oct 2014 #52

Exactly, that is how I see it also. It needs to be national, not state by state. uppityperson Oct 2014 #45

DEVELOPING: Same-Sex Marriage ‘Imminent’ in Virginia mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2014 #32

Cowardly advocation of inequality. Feral Child Oct 2014 #33

And a free gift to the GOP... Orsino Oct 2014 #35

Same-Sex Marriage Is Now Legal in the Majority of U.S. States rocktivity Oct 2014 #39

How many districts does that include? nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #50

The stay has just been lifted in Utah LadyHawkAZ Oct 2014 #40

Gay marriage in Utah, of all places. SpankMe Oct 2014 #41

I can hear the screaming now.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #42

Congratulations to all the happy couples Jack Rabbit Oct 2014 #43

I suspect the conservatives may be playing a waiting game onenote Oct 2014 #46

The GOP will use this to fire up the base for the midterm elections. QED Oct 2014 #47

No, they won't brooklynite Oct 2014 #53

Low information voters won't see the nuance. QED Oct 2014 #56

You're delusional if you don't think this will be an issue in NC (Hagan v. Tillis). WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2014 #57

...who going to do what? brooklynite Oct 2014 #58

Surely you're paying attention to the Senator Kay Hagan v. Thom Tillis race in NC? WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2014 #59

Tillis can promise to repeal ACA...what can he do about a precedent setting Supreme Court decision? brooklynite Oct 2014 #61

It doesn't matter what he can actually deliver... WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2014 #69

Republicans really want the gay vote. nt valerief Oct 2014 #51

I wish that they would have taken the case and then legalized gay marriage nation-wide totodeinhere Oct 2014 #54

Excellent gopiscrap Oct 2014 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author tea and oranges Oct 2014 #62

Congratulations! Cha Oct 2014 #63

The only thing they agree on tavernier Oct 2014 #64

The magic number is 30. And that's a majority! Future cases . . . dismissed!!! Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #65

this glimmer of justice barbtries Oct 2014 #68