4th Circuit declares 4 states' constitutional amendments unconstitutional

[Bill the Cat]

The decision's logic is simply infantile. They dramatically misapply Lawrence and overstate what the court was saying in Windsor. What the 4th effectively has said with this decision is that no state can define their own marriage restrictions if the court disagrees with that restriction. The section dismissing Virginia's federalist right to define what constitutes a legal marriage was sloppy and emotionally dismissive. Their entire argument boiled down to this:



That's plain and simply a bunch of crap. The Constitution does not guarantee anyone the right to marry anyone they choose. There have always been limits on who can legally marry, and what constitutes a legal marriage. The rights of the individual are consistently applied in Virginia's amendment, which equally provides a standard of legal marriage without unevenly curtailing the rights of the individual.

[Teallaura]

[Truthseeker]

What I disagree with is that no one should have any privilege given him from any government that many others don't have. In particular people who prefer to be bachelors should not be disadvantaged relative to married people--whether heterosexual or homosexual. I do not approve of homosex, but I don't think any government should ban or protect that.

[Darth Executor]

What I disagree with is that no one should have any privilege given him from any government that many others don't have. In particular people who prefer to be bachelors should not be disadvantaged relative to married people--whether heterosexual or homosexual. I do not approve of homosex, but I don't think any government should ban or protect that.

You disapprove of the fact that God banned it in the government He created then?

[Thoughtful Monk]

You disapprove of the fact that God banned it in the government He created then?

One must consider the fact that this government (nation) is in rebellion against God and the fact He create it is no longer relevant to the nation.

[Darth Executor]

One must consider the fact that this government (nation) is in rebellion against God and the fact He create it is no longer relevant to the nation.

I don't understand, what does this have to do with banning homosex? Are you saying that it's worse when a government in rebellion against God does something God approved of?

[Truthseeker]

All I will do for now is to 1) cite 1 Samuel 8:7-8, 10-18. And then 2) assert that the first part of Romans 13 is possibly the most mistranslated and mis-interpreted part in the Bible.