The Supremes say no to Alaska. Also, a federal judge rejects Wyoming. Despite what this story says at first, it later clarifies that Wyoming isn't official yet pending a decision on an appeal. But Alaska does become state No. 30. Still no Texas :(
BTW, there are still five states that are indirectly affected by previous court rulings but are either playing out the string or deciding what to do -- Wyoming, Kansas, Montana, Arizona and South Carolina.
The remaining 15 states are in circuits that have yet to issue rulings.
For those keeping score, those are: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri and Arkansas.
I'm really hoping this will all be over in a year, two at the outside.
bigfootsf, Pam Bondi our attorney general is up for re-election in November. I know I won't be voting for this homophobe. She must feel the same way because all of a sudden she decided to let the State Supreme Court settle the matter. In the beginning she vowed to fight it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. I guess she realized after the last U.S Supreme Court decision, she is fighting a loosing battle.
@ northhillspghpa, damn straight. Harness you to my sled and ride you to the North Pole. Mush!
@rjzip--could not agree more. Sadly there's the vocal--and voting--contingent that Parnell has to appease. He and the AG know it's not going anywhere, but politically that can't sit back and let it slide.
@Bear'nFW--I've never seen that site before. I went to the 'About Us' section and it looks like the articles are a patchwork from independent writers. Try as I might, I could not find the byline. The whole article had a feeling like quotes were being cherry-picked to suit the writer's agenda. I don't doubt there are Black and Latino ministers hostile to same-sex marriage, but that's no different than the evangelical ministers and followers, who are overwhelmingly composed of White folk. The writer's generalizations leads to assumptions that probably are not correct. Regardless of the context, some of those quotes, especially coming from ministers, are hateful and hurtful.
Since Alaska is in the 9th Circuit, same as Idaho, it is *really* unlikely the Supreme Court would even spend much time on it. They've already had the chance to review a 9th Circuit case and declined.
Here's an interesting story. Seems a lot of conservative black church leaders are upset with the court for refusing to rule on same-sex marriage. Note the one who equates their failure to do so with the court's failure to intervene on slavery.
Interesting that Alaska's Governor and Attorney General will still appeal the ruling, in light of recent rulings, especially the one where the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order Friday -- coinciding with the end of Alaska’s oral arguments -- denying Idaho’s stay on the 9th Circuit’s ruling, which had temporarily halted marriages in that state. Marriages immediately resumed there..
Quoting from the article: “[The state of Alaska] absolutely has no leg to stand on,” said ACLU Executive Director Joshua Decker. “Alaska’s ban is a dead letter and the governor is just wasting taxpayer dollars."
Not unusual for conservatives to spend taxpayer's money in a prideful pursuit such as this, but begrudge feeding hungry children, preserving the environment or allowing women and their doctors determine what is best for a woman's health.
BTW, there are still five states that are indirectly affected by previous court rulings but are either playing out the string or deciding what to do -- Wyoming, Kansas, Montana, Arizona and South Carolina.
The remaining 15 states are in circuits that have yet to issue rulings.
For those keeping score, those are: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri and Arkansas.
I'm really hoping this will all be over in a year, two at the outside.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/17/justice/alaska-same … ?hpt=hp_t2
@rjzip--could not agree more. Sadly there's the vocal--and voting--contingent that Parnell has to appease. He and the AG know it's not going anywhere, but politically that can't sit back and let it slide.
@Bear'nFW--I've never seen that site before. I went to the 'About Us' section and it looks like the articles are a patchwork from independent writers. Try as I might, I could not find the byline. The whole article had a feeling like quotes were being cherry-picked to suit the writer's agenda. I don't doubt there are Black and Latino ministers hostile to same-sex marriage, but that's no different than the evangelical ministers and followers, who are overwhelmingly composed of White folk. The writer's generalizations leads to assumptions that probably are not correct. Regardless of the context, some of those quotes, especially coming from ministers, are hateful and hurtful.
Not certain what this will accomplish.
Here's an interesting story. Seems a lot of conservative black church leaders are upset with the court for refusing to rule on same-sex marriage. Note the one who equates their failure to do so with the court's failure to intervene on slavery.
http://www.examiner.com/article/black-leaders-sla … ion-ruling
Interesting that Alaska's Governor and Attorney General will still appeal the ruling, in light of recent rulings, especially the one where the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order Friday -- coinciding with the end of Alaska’s oral arguments -- denying Idaho’s stay on the 9th Circuit’s ruling, which had temporarily halted marriages in that state. Marriages immediately resumed there..
Quoting from the article: “[The state of Alaska] absolutely has no leg to stand on,” said ACLU Executive Director Joshua Decker. “Alaska’s ban is a dead letter and the governor is just wasting taxpayer dollars."
Not unusual for conservatives to spend taxpayer's money in a prideful pursuit such as this, but begrudge feeding hungry children, preserving the environment or allowing women and their doctors determine what is best for a woman's health.