Marriage Equality All 50 States

Posted Friday, June 26, 2015, at 1:37 PM

After much anticipation and wait time, its here. The supreme Court has legalized same sex Marriages in all 50 States

Celebrations outside the Supreme Court today

MARRIAGE EQUALITY NATIONWIDE... 5-4...Kennedy: 'They Ask For Equal Dignity In The Eyes Of The Law. The Constitution Grants Them That Right.'...

The Supreme Court ruled today Will Discrimination against Gays & Lesbians finally get put to rest. I don't think so!

There's still no federal law protecting LGBT employees from discrimination. Twenty-one states and Washington, D.C., have passed employee non-discrimination laws, but it's still legal in many places -- even the U.S. Congress -- for employers to fire workers based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Critics also have said religious freedom laws, which allow individuals or corporations to cite "religious beliefs" in a legal defense if they refuse to serve LGBT customers, are discriminatory. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) signed a religious freedom bill into law this year, but asked that the law be revised after backlash from LGBT supporters.

"We can pass all of the laws we want and talk about public policy until we run out of air, but until our society stops thinking of queer people as deviant or corrupt or sinful or in any way less than non-queer people, nothing is going to change," said Noah Michelson, editorial director of The Huffington Post Voices and founding editor of Huffpost Gay Voices

Here's what our Governor had to say this Morning

BOISE -- Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter responded Friday morning to the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states, calling the decision "truly disappointing."

"Today's decision is truly disappointing for states, including Idaho, where the people chose to define marriage for themselves as between one man and one woman," he said in a statement. "I have maintained from the very beginning that it should be the prerogative of the states -- not the courts -- to determine whether same-sex marriage is consistent with the values, character, and moral fabric of that particular state. That is why it was especially troubling that the Court treated the 10th Amendment as a footnote, instead of the guiding principle our founding fathers intended.

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Otter is such a putz! The people of a state can not vote to deprive any of it's citizens their basic rights under the constitution!

Glad to see you doing a blog on this! I asked that my blog be reopened but never got an answer.

-- Posted by royincaldwell on Fri, Jun 26, 2015, at 1:53 PM
Hi Roy

I've been going to write a blog forever. My old computer died and I have always used Live Writer and my new computer has windows 8 and I guess Live Writer isn't compatible with it, couldn't get it to work right. Then I remembered I have an old laptop I barely use and bingo it has live writer. I am now back in the business of writing blogs.

Otter can't seem to except change on any thing all he does is appeal appeal appeal. Costing tax payers more money.

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Fri, Jun 26, 2015, at 2:20 PM
Great blog! I haven't checked this out but my son says that Otter spent $400,000 of taxpayer money trying to fight a losing battle against marriage equality. He needs to retire.

-- Posted by Sam_1776 on Mon, Jun 29, 2015, at 1:22 PM
He spent $400,000 trying to uphold the state constitution. Right or wrong, part of his job. Did not say I agree with it but do not disagree either.

-- Posted by joe_smoe on Mon, Jun 29, 2015, at 1:50 PM
He also spend money to stop Obamacare and rejected extending Medicaid for the poor people of our state. He was elected for the people by the people however chooses what people he wants to help.

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Mon, Jun 29, 2015, at 2:54 PM
Ms.M, I used Livewriter on my 8.1 windows. The upgrade is free if you haven't done it yet. As for Otter wasting money, that is nothing new. Ideology trumps common sense and decency.

-- Posted by royincaldwell on Mon, Jun 29, 2015, at 3:07 PM
Roy I have a new computer, windows live writer didn't come with it. I tried downloading it and in order for me to use it i will have to configure it and in order for me to do that I need to know what type of blogging the paper has. Joy kindly gave me some info about how to install it, however I tried and I still can't get it to work properly. I'll keep trying but until I get it figured out my old laptop works fine for now.

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Jun 30, 2015, at 11:40 AM
Ok, I'm not saying anything about this except a question. Were is the line drawn now? Can someone marry their truck, dog, have multiple spouses, or other? I'm all for not discriminating and now that the liberals got their wish and redefined marriage are they going to support the people that love their trucks or dogs? Just asking a question to see how tolerant the people fighting so hard for this are....I mean really are or is it all hot air?

-- Posted by Trouble2011 on Wed, Jul 1, 2015, at 1:00 PM
Trouble, since "marriage" is a legal contract between two consenting adults, your question about trucks and dogs seems a bit absurd. Now onto polygamy. The federal government first stuck it's nose into "marriage" when it forced Utah to ban polygamy in order to join the union. There are a few states that allow adult incest as long as the parties can no longer have children. A truly smaller and less intrusive government has no business getting involved when it comes to consenting adults entering into a legal contract. Churches can make their own rules when it comes to the ceremonies they perform.

I hope this clears things up.

-- Posted by royincaldwell on Thu, Jul 2, 2015, at 7:07 AM
Two consenting human adults, not an adult truck or an adult dog. Ha, ha.

-- Posted by Sam_1776 on Thu, Jul 2, 2015, at 10:43 AM
Trouble Nice to see you back

If you want to Marry your Truck,or dog I think you have that choice, however not sure if its legal yet. Maybe you can start a protest! lol!

As for multiple spouses, i do believe that still is illegal unless you divorce one and then marry another.

I don't think the decision for them to marry was exclusive to the liberals, there are some conservatives I'm sure who are behind closed doors.

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Thu, Jul 2, 2015, at 10:52 AM
Very funny Sam

-- Posted by royincaldwell on Thu, Jul 2, 2015, at 5:53 PM
Roy, as you pointed out things change such as definitions. Marriage used to be between to consenting adults (man and women) now it is just two consenting adults as it has recently been redefined by some. What I'm trying to point out is that the slippery slop has started and the definition of marriage can be redefined again and again. Who is to say were the line is drawn now that the gods in black robes have spoken?

-- Posted by Trouble2011 on Mon, Jul 13, 2015, at 4:03 PM
Trouble, matrimony will always be defined by various churches. Marriage, since it is a civil contract, will always be defined by the state, that is how things are when you don't live in a theocracy. Since contracts can only be entered into by humans that are legally able to consent and or companies and can't be for the purpose of committing a fraud, then realistically any civil marriage contract should be available.

-- Posted by royincaldwell on Tue, Jul 14, 2015, at 4:00 PM

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