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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJustices appear hesitant as they hear arguments over same-sex marriage
Washington (CNN) -- As partisans argued pointedly over same-sex marriage outside the U.S. Supreme Court building, either hoping for or dreading a landmark decision, justices inside seemed reluctant Tuesday to extend a sweeping constitutional right for gays and lesbian to wed in all 50 states.
In the first of two days of hearings on cases that have the potential to fundamentally alter how American law treats marriage, Justice Anthony Kennedy -- considered the likely deciding vote on the divided court -- questioned whether justices should even be hearing the issue.
"This was a deeply divided Supreme Court, and a court that seemed almost to be groping for an answer here," said CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin, who watched the arguments over California's Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage. Voters approved the proposal 52% to 48% in November 2008, less than six months after the state Supreme Court ruled that marriage is a fundamental right that must be extended to same-sex couples.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/26/politics/same-sex-marriage-court/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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Justices appear hesitant as they hear arguments over same-sex marriage (Original Post)
spanone
Mar 2013
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Cleita
(75,480 posts)1. Are they afraid to make a ruling?
Are they trying to kick the ball back to CA? I really don't get what's going on.
spanone
(135,874 posts)2. supreme court is a hard read.....sometimes there's no clue as to what they will rule
but pundits get paid to make themselves look smart
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)3. If they are groping for an answer, allow me to help them
ALLOW ME AND MY PARTNER OF 27 YEARS TO MARRY
xchrom
(108,903 posts)4. If they kick it back - it means prop 8 goes away -
BUT it makes no ruling beyond Cali.
They're afraid of the roe v. Wade effect if they apply the prop 8 case nationally.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)5. Yes, because if my partner of 27 years and I get married in Oklahoma
it will invalidate every other marriage in the state.
The freaking SCOTUS drives me nuts.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)6. it's an amazing back flip twist to be afraid of other supremes rulings.
but it speaks to the power of roe and the anti-choicers in this country.