Conservatives Pledge To Defy Any Marriage Equality Ruling The Supreme Court Reaches

[RandySF]

The Supreme Court has yet to announce its decision on the two gay marriage cases. However, that has not stopped conservatives from pledging to defy marriage equality, if the high court makes a pro-LGBT decision.

In a letter released Thursday, more than 200 conservative activists -- ranging from the Catholic League’s Bill Donohue to Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern (R) -- vowed to ignore any ruling in favor of same-sex couples. The group of endorsers, signing under the moniker of Freedom Federation, is composed of anti-LGBT Christian conservatives, many of whom have fallen from prominence in recent years.

"We stand together as Christians in defense of marriage and the family and society founded upon them," the letter reads.

Liberty Counsel head Mat Staver and Deacon Keith Fournier, the editor-in-chief of Catholic Online, drafted the "Marriage Solidarity Statement" that attacks marriage equality by invoking "Natural Moral Law" and questioning the authority of the Supreme Court.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/22/conservatives-defy-marriage-equality-supreme-court_n_3482958.html

[Scootaloo]

1. And how will they defy it? By not marrying each other?

Well... good for them I guess?

[Posteritatis]

4. Probably petty stuff like retaliating against employees and vexatious litigation. (nt)

[Mz Pip]

2. They don't have to participate

I don't really know what this defiance will look like. Maybe they will all throw themselves on the floor and kick and hold their breaths until they turn blue.

I'd pay to see that.

[NightWatcher]

3. Fine. They don't have to get married to gay folk

Tada!

[HughBeaumont]

5. The world's moving on and they're not.

What they don't seem to be getting is that these aren't their rights to take. We don't live by Bronze Age rules anymore and there is not a thing they are going to do to stop that.

[stevenleser]

6. Almost makes me want to go to law school to specialize in anti-discrimination litigation

If these folks are dumb enough to continue to discriminate, they better be prepared to be sued penniless.