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For that to work it requires a supermajority (>66%) vote in favor in both Senate & House of Representatives & the president must be favor as well, which for the record hasn't occurred for either party a single time in the past 50 years (I am too lazy to check further back). Or option B which is even more unlikely... Quote:
The only other thing that could the court would if they accepted a reconsideration on the trial, but without some new arguments or evidence or some sort this is also a near zero case. Which time frame has already lapsed, and there was nothing about being granted. Republicans who claim they seek to remove it due purely in attempt to get political points as they should know the impossibility they face.
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Taiwan set to legalize same-sex marriages, a first in Asia
I never expected this. I wonder how China will feel about Taiwan legalization same-sex marriage?
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2016-11-10, 12:20 | Link #1885 |
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Speaking of which, the only way gay marriage gets unthingified in America now (if I have my count right) is one more centrist or liberal Justice stepping down or dying. But Americans are at least guaranteed the incoming executive and legislative make-up will ensure religious freedom laws stay in place
Now if you'll excuse me, Godwin 3:16 from The Book of Bullwastus says "the pilgrims of new testimonial shant be granted workmanship"
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2016-11-23, 06:49 | Link #1886 |
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"A proposed Texas law has prompted worries that schools could “out” gay students to parents who may or may not be accepting."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2882548
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2016-12-22, 22:05 | Link #1888 |
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We have a report from rocketnews24 where Sapporo, Japan will legally recognize same-sex couples marital status. The new system is expected to be implemented next year for the 2 million populace city, the largest in the Hokkaido region
All I can say is good. It's nobody else's business to deny civil rights to someone based on who they are, but much like America they can't just stop at marriage equality. Sexual orientation period needs to be a protected class on principle, or else I can go out there and go "ewww, you're religious! gtfoutta muh restaurant!" Sounds stupid doesn't it? Because it is, so don't extrapolate that bigotry to sexual orientation by law Now obviously this is still a step in the right direction, but honestly, go the whole nine yards and history's gonna be kind to you. Like, this is such a "duh" and I almost feel sorry for anyone still doing mental gymnastics for their bigotry
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2016-12-22, 22:47 | Link #1889 |
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/politi...hb2/index.html
You see the problem is what Democrats fail to realize is that Republicans are actually the Saturday morning cartoon villains in an episode of Captain Planet. http://www.businessinsider.com/north...oycott-2016-12 |
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2016-12-23, 11:16 | Link #1891 | |
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I could be persuaded to go either way, and I know some people on the right are like "!@#$, our old bigotry tricks aren't working!" while some on the left are like "omg you're so anti-liberty being against a much greater chance for a birth defect." Well...hit me with your best shot, gaiz
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2016-12-24, 10:21 | Link #1894 |
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1) Consent is a thing. If the other party cannot give consent, then marriage is impossible. You like to harp "equality" like it were a meme, but equality also means that equal consent must be given between parties.
2) Your argument sounds just like the arguments against freeing the slaves/letting black people/women vote. Instead of actually arguing against the situation at hand, you toss out some slippery slope fallacy. Didn't happen then, so let's not pretend it's a thing now. Dogs and children never got voting rights, after all. 3) Marriage has many perks to it, which is why the LGBT community wants the equal rights. If you want to deny them those rights, deny them to everyone. Remove tax breaks for married couples, remove medical perks, remove visitation rights, etc. Until then, this isn't solely about "feelings". Last edited by Kotohono; 2016-12-24 at 14:25. |
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More on topic... I don't see any reason two people of the same sex shouldn't be able to marry. Churches don't want to hold gay weddings? Well, the great thing about religious freedom and marriage's state as a legal rather than religious construct is that they don't have to! That fact won't even get in the way of homosexual couples getting married. Everyone can win, here. As for benefits, I'm not so concerned with tax breaks, because as far as I'm aware that was more meant for the idea that it would make supporting children easier. Not that homosexual couples can't have children, but there are so many straight couples that aren't, too. I really don't think that particular benefit should even be tied to marriage in this day and age. The medical stuff, though? That's a big deal to me. There is a major problem when your partner is not recognized as such and thus can't have visitation rights or even be involved in decision-making unless the other had specified them in their advance directives (which many people don't bother to make in the first place).
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2016-12-31, 16:14 | Link #1896 | |
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2016-12-31, 17:02 | Link #1897 |
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It's fine if you're not totally sure of how to handle it. I was just curious what you thought. Short of forced sterilization (which is kind of... messed up, particularly in the case of incestuous relationships which might not even last forever, as with any relationship), the only thing I can think of is to hope people will do their best to avoid reproducing in those situations by keeping in mind the moral ramifications.
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2017-05-27, 23:14 | Link #1899 |
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Great news from Taiwan.
Queer Japan is a work in progress. Anne Ishii is one of the driving forces behind the project and Gengoroh Tagame is one of the participants as well as its inspiration. People whose other work offers reminders of the subtle homophobia still present in our own community too. Get An Intimate Look At Queer Life In Japan. As James Michael Nichols put it in an article about the film project last year. An article with the following video embedded in which the mangaka features prominently. |
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Germany legalizes same-sex marriage, now in line with most of its European neighbors
There was a large outcry when same-sex marriage was legalized at the federal level in America since the supreme court decided it and not the lawmaking channels. It should be fascinating to see whether the same proponents of this sentiment are more receptive to what happened in Germany or if, perhaps, the notion was mere goalpost shifting
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