Alabama Supreme Court Halts Gay Marriages
Here we go again.
The Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the state’s probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, saying a previous federal ruling that gay-marriage bans violate the U.S. Constitution does not preclude them from following state law, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
The all-Republican court sided with the argument offered by a pair of conservative organizations when they appealed a decision last month by U.S. District Judge Callie Granade of Mobile, who ruled that both Alabama’s constitutional and statutory bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional.
Six justices concurred in the 134-page opinion, which wasn’t signed, but the court’s most outspoken opponent of gay marriage, Chief Justice Roy Moore, recused himself…
The court’s ruling Tuesday came in response to a request from the Alabama Policy Institute and the Baptist-run Alabama Citizens Action Program to halt same-sex unions after Granade’s ruling.
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Kim Connell March 3rd, 2015 at 21:45
A dog with it’s bone.
labman57 March 3rd, 2015 at 21:55
Not having learned anything from their own socially-regressive mistakes of the past, Alabama strives to once again end up on the wrong side of history.
William March 3rd, 2015 at 22:15
One would have thought they might direct their efforts towards education.
William March 3rd, 2015 at 22:15
They had genuine concerns.
Larry Schmitt March 4th, 2015 at 10:16
And besides, one jackass in the family is enough.
granpa.usthai March 5th, 2015 at 00:20
In NC, both parties have to sign their name, but for them that can’t ‘rite in Alabama, maybe….
(I think it’s pretty self evident their Supreme Court Justices can’t read).
fahvel March 4th, 2015 at 03:45
why would anyone concerned about this kind of decision live in a mosquito infested, mindless swamp like alabama?
Obewon March 4th, 2015 at 04:32
Constitutionally illiterate Roy Moore still hasn’t read Article VI the federal government’s “Supremacy Clause!” Alabama Chief Moron: ‘Opposition to Equal marriage in Alabama hasn’t changed since 2006 state ban’ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/13/roy-moore/alabama-chief-justice-roy-moore-81-percent-alabami/
Jimmy Cahill March 4th, 2015 at 10:29
I am going to do a comparison here. First the ten most and least religious states, and then the ten best and worst states when it comes to education. The pattern is disturbing.
10 Most religious states:
1) Mississippi 2)Utah 3) Alabama 4)Louisiana 5)Arkansas 6)South Carolina 7)Tennessee 8)North Carolina 9)Georgia 10)Oklahoma
10 Least religious states:
1)Vermont 2)New Hampshire 3)Maine 4)Mass 5)Alaska 6)Oregon 7)Nevada 8)Connecticut 9)Washington 10)Rhode Island
Top 10 states in education:
1)New Jersey (YES NEW JERSEY LOL) 2)Mass 3)Vermont 4)New Hampshire 5)Kansas 6)Colorado 7)Virginia 8)Minnesota 9)Wisconsin 10)Pennsylvania
10 States with worst education:
1)Mississippi 2)Alabama 3)Louisiana 4)Nevada 5)New Mexico 6)West Virginia 7)Arkansas 8)Arizona 9)South Carolina 10)Kentucky
Bunya March 4th, 2015 at 15:03
It’s a good thing we have fine upstanding Christians from Alabama instructing us on who to hate.
granpa.usthai March 5th, 2015 at 00:16
best if the Alabama Supreme Court rereads their own State Constitution where the US Constitution has precedence over their State Constitution.
In the America that REAL AMERICANS love, it’s an EQUAL RIGHTS ISSUE.