Summary
Conservative lawmakers and activists are pushing to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver declared, “It’s just a matter of when.”
Some legislators, like Oklahoma Senator David Bullard, are introducing bills to challenge the ruling, while Justices Thomas and Alito have signaled interest in reconsidering it.
Though most Americans support same-sex marriage, the court’s conservative shift is concerning.
The 2022 Respect for Marriage Act ensures federal recognition but does not prevent states from restricting same-sex marriage if Obergefell is overturned.
OK Doomer.
Watch birthright citizenship; If its repealed, then sure, gay marriage is on the table; but I’m willing to put money on neither of these two things changing, because they can’t do that, it’s unconstitutional.
Positively crazy how this thread went from “gay marriage is not protected by the constitution” to “the constitution doesn’t matter anyways”. To my knowledge, the Trump administration has yet to do anything anywhere near this blatantly unconstitutional.
There are genuine things to worry about. Trans folk are being told they don’t exist; women are dying in labor because they cant get an abortion; people who even LOOK Palestinian are being mercilessly assaulted, and your choosing to spend your time worrying about something that is INCREDIBLY unlikely to be overturned.
I don’t have time for this thread anymore, and nor should anyone else. This is not the thing anyone should be worrying about right now; there will be signs and ample time to flee before something like this happens.
Oh, I don’t think we’re doomed at all. They are. Just look at the damned fools overplaying their hand. I was merely pointing out the stakes. They are existential. It’s us or them. Maybe we disagree about that.
Of course the Constitution doesn’t matter. It’s a piece of paper with words on it – better ideas by better people have been uttered for centuries. We can, indeed we must, do better. Furthermore, it is currently sitting defenseless against a proverbial serial arsonist. But it’s past its prime regardless how they wipe their collective ass with it.
I was there dude. I was a devout member of the Evangelical movement before gay marriage bans were overturned. Their reaction is one of the reasons I left. They hate the gays. You think it’s just a light smattering of bigotry? It’s way beyond that. Those people are in charge now. They’re all cozy with the billionaires, or so they think. They want to nuke the Middle East to make Jesus come back, and they’ve got the red button now. They’re hateful, evil, arrogant, delusional, and insane. They’ve been waiting for decades for the chance to get rid of the gays, and they miss the times back when they could. This is the best chance they’ll ever get. Yes, they’re gonna go for it. The billionaires do not give a fuck about anybody, but are happy to throw them a bone, as the powerful always do with the gullible.
But sure, theConstitution will stop them. Any day now.
I’m glad we agree on something. You might say you care about these issues the same or even more than your downvoters, but you’re in denial that it can’t get worse, that our enemies are “too smart” not to capitalize on keeping us alive and happy. I doubt that. We care about these things just like you, but you might take it more seriously in light of history.