Federal judge: Arguments against gay marriage 'are not those of serious people'

[joeybee12]

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down Kentucky's ban on gay marriage, and in doing so he issued a scathing rebuke to opponents of same-sex marriage.

In his ruling, District Judge John G. Heyburn II shredded the state's argument that a gay marriage ban was necessary from a biological standpoint because "traditional marriages contribute to a stable birth rate which, in turn, ensures the state's long-term economic stability." Heyburn pulled no punches in labeling that claim "disingenuous."

These arguments are not those of serious people. Though it seems almost unnecessary to explain, here are the reasons why. Even assuming the state has a legitimate interest in promoting procreation, the Court fails to see, and Defendant never explains, how the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage has any effect whatsoever on procreation among heterosexual spouses. Excluding same-sex couples from marriage does not change the number of heterosexual couples who choose to get married, the number who choose to have children, or the number of children they have. [...] The state's attempts to connect the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage to its interest in economic stability and in "ensuring humanity's continued existence" are at best illogical and even bewildering.

http://theweek.com/article/index/264096/speedreads-federal-judge-arguments-against-gay-marriage-are-not-those-of-serious-people

[shenmue]

1. Yay!

I'm so happy, I could squee.

[giftedgirl77]

2. Woohoo!

[sheshe2]

3. Yay!

The comment from Judge Heyburn

'are not those of serious people'

That is true but let me take it a step further. Their arguments are devoid of humanity!

Rock on Kentucky!

Thanks joeybee.

[RKP5637]

6. Quite true! We seem to have a number of sociopaths or whatever devoid of

humanity in positions of power where they do not belong. Fortunately, these federal judges seem human, intelligent and capable of making fair decisions.

[sheshe2]

8. Thank goodness for some sanity and justice.

Thanks RKP.

[RKP5637]

4. Thank god there are some brains left with the federal judges! n/t

[William769]

5. K & Fucking R!

[RKP5637]

7. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[dickthegrouch]

9. Furthermore, the ability of same-sex couples to marry might just prevent

a few more unhappy mixed marriages where one party is actually homosexual but hiding it (usually from their own family).

While I have known a few mixed marriages that worked, because they were completely open about it and each partner was free to seek sex outside the marriage, those where one or both partners were closeted have in my experience invariably failed.

[avebury]

10. That is one great ruling. Can we get this guy on the Supreme Court? nt

[gratuitous]

11. Odd, innit?

These same old tired arguments, when subjected to a little scrutiny, just sort of fall apart like a tissue at a snot convention. And these aren't the only arguments that happens to from our good friends on the right.

[surrealAmerican]

12. beautifully stated!

Thank you, Judge Heyburn.

[Logical]

13. LOL, I love this. Make them look like idiots! Perfect! n-t

[littlemissmartypants]

14. Kicking. nt

[theHandpuppet]

15. LOL!

Bigotry, in all its inglorious stupidity, shot down in flames.

[jtuck004]

16. Neither are those against birth control or ED treatment, but that doesn't seem to stop people...

Just a bunch of Victorian Hillbillies from one side of the fence or the other sticking their overly long and self-righteous noses where they don't belong.

[DRoseDARs]

17. To say nothing of the fact that gay couples can have their own biological children.

And why aren't we arguing that infertile straight couples should have their marriages annulled? Clearly they aren't contributing to a stable birth rate.

[indepat]

18. Some are convinced the findings rendered in the Hobby Lobby majority decision were not

of serious people, but rather of deluded and ideologically rigid religious jerk-faces.

[lululu]

19. plus, the planet does not need any more people

[TheKentuckian]

20. Damn, that was good. Unfortunately, we are dealing with such a volatile for of weapons grade stupid

that they won't be able to grasp even this level of clarity. Check out some of those comments from these very touched people, thankfully only a few, though those few are super diarrhea mouths enough to pump out the volume of a whole village of idiots.

Perhaps the theocrat is the maximum level of right wing insane. How do they not get that they are the ones trying to use the power of the state to enforce their religion when they howl at the judge for being "activist".