Texas GOP: Marriage equality not valid in Texas, despite Obergefell v. Hodges

[steve2470]

Marriage equality is the law of the land — except in Texas, argues the state GOP.

Legislative leaders in TX issued an opinion stating legalized gay marriage shouldn’t be permitted in the Lone Star State because they feel state law trumps the SCOTUS ruling in Obergefell v Hodges.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges

Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015) (/ˈoʊbərɡəfɛl/ OH-bər-gə-fel), is a landmark civil rights case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The 5–4 ruling requires all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the Insular Areas to perform and recognize the marriages of same-sex couples on the same terms and conditions as the marriages of opposite-sex couples, with all the accompanying rights and responsibilities.[2][3]

[Aristus]

1. More nullification bullshit.

[SCantiGOP]

4. We have a statue to donate to them

A couple of months ago, Charleston SC took down the iconic statue of John C Calhoun, the architect and principle creator of the doctrine of Nullification, from a downtown park named - what else - Calhoun Park.
They can have it and the Confederate flag we took of the Statehouse dome 6 years ago.
AND IF THEY ACT NOW, we'll throw in Lindsey Graham and the corpse of Strom Thurmond for just an extra shipping and handling charge.

[leftieNanner]

7. "extra shipping and handling charge"

That's where they always get you.

Well done SCantiGOP!

[FalloutShelter]

2. ... and there it is.

God, I hate these bastards.
no

[gratuitous]

3. Okay, you lost this fight in 1865 and ever since

But you want to lose again, that's fine with us. When we get done this time, though, we're changing your name to the One Star State.

Dipshits.

[dchill]

5. "...state law 'trumps' the SCOTUS..."

Take THAT, SCOTUS. "States' rights" bite everybody in the ass, sooner or later.

[Caliman73]

6. Darn that pesky 14th Amendment.

You have no standing foolish Texas Republicans... While states remain semi-autonomous in how they administer law in their respective jurisdiction. They are bound to follow the law granting "The People" the most protection. Obergefell set the precedent that the LEGAL union of marriage is a right of consenting adults regardless of sexual orientation. That is the law of the land (UNITED STATES) meaning all of the states. You cannot make laws or retain laws that strip equal protection from people. You may think that State Law carries more weight, but not in this case.

Sorry, but you aren't going away empty handed, you will be taking with you, a 3 month supply of Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!

[gohuskies]

8. GQP politicians has a neanderthal death wish for human decency

Turning back the clock to stone age morality is just one of their wet dreams.

[PortTack]

9. I think this is a deliberate attempt to get anyone they don't like..that is anyone who isn't

White, straight, racist, macho pig, white Karen to just leave the state

[Duncan Grant]

10. Truly, they're chin deep in psychosis.

Today’s conservatism is a fanatical movement. Let’s count the days until more red states jump on the bandwagon.

This sort of regressive legislative energy leads to tragedy. That’s about as calmly as I can say it. Let history guide your own hypotheticals regarding our direction as a country.

[Solly Mack]

11. Demented fucks

[lindysalsagal]

12. If texas wants to return to the 1700's, let them all surrender their pc's and cell phones, and TV's.

Otherwise, damn.

[Takket]

13. maybe they should read the Constitution they claim to love

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/supremacy_clause

Supremacy Clause
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See Preemption; constitutional clauses.

Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution is commonly referred to as the Supremacy Clause. It establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions. It prohibits states from interfering with the federal government's exercise of its constitutional powers, and from assuming any functions that are exclusively entrusted to the federal government. It does not, however, allow the federal government to review or veto state laws before they take effect.

[sakabatou]

14. And Republicans sink lower and lower...

[East-A-Squared]

15. Just like Jim Crow segregation trumps Brown vs Board Of Education.