Comments on: BREAKING: Federal judge agrees to hear Nevada marriage equality lawsuit

By: Prop 8 Trial Tracker » Federal judge cancels oral argument in Nevada’s marriage equality case Sevcik v. Sandoval

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:35:33 +0000

[...] an equal protection challenge to Nevada’s constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. There was an initial hearing in the case on August 10, and the judge decided to hear arguments on the motions to dismiss as well [...]

By: Reformed

Reformed — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:31:18 +0000

Their website looks like a rag for sure. "thousands said" seems like a pretty hard quote to back up. With reputable organization to look to for what this protest "was about", i think this writer needs to be called out.

By: Mike in Baltimore

Mike in Baltimore — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:17:27 +0000

Doing a quick Google search, it looks like the phrase was first posted at the web site 'fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com' on August 4, then repeated by the rag called the NY Post on August 5.

I'm sure Alexander Hamilton is spinning in his grave at the damage done to that once fine newspaper since Murduck took it over.

By: Reformed

Reformed — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:38:20 +0000

Does anyone know where the phrase "thousands of scantily clad gay men and lesbians said they would lock lips in a coast to coast red hot make out session" that has been copied from somewhere and posted to hundreds of conservative blogs including NOM's. (re chick fil a protest).

Is this a smear campaign that can be tracked to a particular source? I was aware of a protest and that a kiss was involved, and frankly was worried about it because of this very type of thing.

My investigative skills are not up to this task. Hoping some knows because this make me sick.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:51:48 +0000

On another matter and another big piece of news. The NOM web-site is allowing posters to now threaten gay people with violence should marriage equality advance. A courageous poster named Claude is calling them out on it but it's getting very ugly and he's taking a lot of heat. Hope the Southern Poverty Law Center is on top of this.

By: Nickey J

Nickey J — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 18:48:58 +0000

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By: Stefan

Stefan — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 08:26:39 +0000

Giving the rapidly changing dynamics, I fully expect that appeals courts will begin holding LGBT individuals to strict scrutiny, as per the Obama Administration's orders.

By: wes228

wes228 — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:31:00 +0000

That is still the most authoritative decision on pure right-to-marry since Baker v. Nelson. Given the laxity of rational basis it will be hard to show that same-sex couples are due a right to marry.

DOMA failed rational basis but it is not a right-to-marry case. The plaintiffs in these cases are already married thus it is harder to justify why the federal government would treat these already-married couples differently from heterosexual ones. It is harder to show that couples are due a right to marry in the first place. In the DOMA cases, they've already been granted this right.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:26:51 +0000

That was back in 2006. 6 years is lightyears when it comes to an issue like same-sex marriage.

DOMA has failed even under simple rational basis review BTW

By: Mike in Baltimore

Mike in Baltimore — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:20:42 +0000

You already recognize that he is a tea bagger. There are few to none tea baggers who are friends of the GLBT community, let alone in favor of marriage equality.

And Paul Ryan says he is a Latin Rite Catholic, who follows the words of the Pope.