Anti Federalist
02-26-2014, 06:55 PM
You know what grinds my gears?
This is "found" in the constitution, which, by my reading, mentions nothing about marriage.
"Shall not be infringed" and "Congress shall make no law"...well, the black robed wonders just seem to be goddamed blind to those.
Judge rules Texas same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/usa-gaymarriage-texas-idINDEEA1P0GI20140226
(Reuters) - The Texas state ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional on Wednesday by a U.S. federal judge, who declared a stay on the decision, meaning that the ban stays in effect.
U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia said the law excludes the two couples who brought the suit from the constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process.
"These Texas laws deny Plaintiffs access to the institution of marriage and its numerous rights, privileges, and responsibilities for the sole reason that Plaintiffs wish to be married to a person of the same sex," Garcia wrote.
The matter has been deferred to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the judge said.
The suit brought on behalf of the couples was aimed at winning recognition for same-sex marriage in the deep South, where every state has a constitutional amendment or law that establishes legal marriage as only being between one man and one woman.
It's a "historic day," said Neel Lane, lead attorney for the gay couples.
From the order:
“Today’s court decision is not made in defiance of the great people of Texas or the Texas Legislature, but in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent,” U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia wrote in the order. “Without a rational relation to a legitimate governmental purpose, state-imposed inequality can find no refuge in our U.S. Constitution.”
This is "found" in the constitution, which, by my reading, mentions nothing about marriage.
"Shall not be infringed" and "Congress shall make no law"...well, the black robed wonders just seem to be goddamed blind to those.
Judge rules Texas same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/usa-gaymarriage-texas-idINDEEA1P0GI20140226
(Reuters) - The Texas state ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional on Wednesday by a U.S. federal judge, who declared a stay on the decision, meaning that the ban stays in effect.
U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia said the law excludes the two couples who brought the suit from the constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process.
"These Texas laws deny Plaintiffs access to the institution of marriage and its numerous rights, privileges, and responsibilities for the sole reason that Plaintiffs wish to be married to a person of the same sex," Garcia wrote.
The matter has been deferred to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the judge said.
The suit brought on behalf of the couples was aimed at winning recognition for same-sex marriage in the deep South, where every state has a constitutional amendment or law that establishes legal marriage as only being between one man and one woman.
It's a "historic day," said Neel Lane, lead attorney for the gay couples.
From the order:
“Today’s court decision is not made in defiance of the great people of Texas or the Texas Legislature, but in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent,” U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia wrote in the order. “Without a rational relation to a legitimate governmental purpose, state-imposed inequality can find no refuge in our U.S. Constitution.”