{"id":13849,"date":"2014-10-08T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T07:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13849"},"modified":"2014-10-08T00:00:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T07:00:55","slug":"the-marriage-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/08\/the-marriage-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"The Marriage Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

One might think that the Injustices of SCROTUS (Republican Constitutional VD) to have turned left to hear Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christian hate mongers scream and wail.  Has SCOTUS turned librul<\/em>?  Even though it\u2019s a good thing that hundreds of same-sex couples are now free to marry, fairness and integrity have nothing to do with this non-decision.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"USAThe Supreme Court on Monday let stand appeals court rulings allowing same-sex marriage in five states, a major surprise that could signal the inevitability of the right of same-sex marriage nationwide.<\/p>\n

The development cleared the way for same-sex marriages in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. Gay and lesbian couples started getting married in those states within hours.<\/p>\n

The decision to let the appeals court rulings stand, which came without explanation in a series of brief orders, will have an enormous practical effect and may indicate a point of no return for the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Most immediately, the Supreme Court\u2019s move increased the number of states allowing same-sex marriage to 24, along with the District of Columbia, up from 19. Within weeks legal ripples from the decision could expand same-sex marriage to 30 states<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That means nearly two-thirds of same-sex couples in the United States will soon live in states where they can marry, according to the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The problem SCROUTS has on this issue is that the Fascist Five Injustices are only four.  Kennedy tends to lean the other way.  Had the court agreed to hear one of those cases, there is a good chance that they would have set a precedent in favor of gay marriage.  On the other hand, this non description kicks the can down the road.  If, God forbid, a Republican wins the presidency in 2016, we may see another Scalia replace a moderate.  Also, the non decision keeps other forms of discrimination against LGBT people legal, as Lawrence O’Donnell and his guests explain.<\/font><\/p>\n