Lawmakers file 'Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act'

[spanone]

Tennessee lawmakers promised some sort of legislative response after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage legal for every state in the country.

On Thursday two state Republican lawmakers unveiled their answer: a bill that they believe voids the Supreme Court decision and continues to define marriage under Tennessee law as a union between a man and a woman.

"Natural marriage between one (1) man and one (1) woman as recognized by the people of Tennessee remains the law in Tennessee, regardless of any court decision to the contrary," the bill states.

"Any court decision purporting to strike down natural marriage, including (a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision), is unauthoritative, void, and of no effect."

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/17/lawmakers-file-tennessee-natural-marriage-defense-act/32570645/

[patricia92243]

1. After awhile this stuff gets tiresome. They can't do that - period. End of story.

[YabaDabaNoDinoNo]

2. Well the majority of voters in TN seem to support this seeing that they keep electing them

Not sure who is at fault the voters or the politicians they voted for doing what they said they would do?

Sure it is pointless and the Feds will slap it down but the voters will just send them back to office with a few more to join them so this will not end any time soon.

Haters gotta hate

[Fawke Em]

3. As a Tennesseean, this frustrates me the most.

But, then again, our Democratic bench isn't very deep. With very few exceptions, you can't tell the difference between our Dems and Republicans.

Maybe if there was a clear choice, more people would vote for Dems. It hasn't been tried on the state level, but it has worked in many local elections.

[Lars39]

4. Wish we could haved cloned Cohen!

[R. P. McMurphy]

5. I wish we had more reps like Cohen.

Unfortunately, he couldn't win in East Tennessee. To answer Yabadabanodinono uppost; the people are the problem. Most people I know here (the ones that vote anyway) make all their decisions based on the teachings of Rambo Jesus.

[Lars39]

9. So true!

"...make all their decisions based on the teachings of Rambo Jesus"
Going to swipe that one, if I may.

[R. P. McMurphy]

10. Wish I could take credit for the term.

I was ripping-off a Horsey cartoon. I tried to post a link but don't know how on my phone. Google images for Rambo Jesus and you'll find the toon with an evangelist and his preferred rendition of Jesus. BTW, I was amazed at all the other images that displayed from that search.

[Lars39]

12. I'd forgotten the term.

Didn't realize it was from a Horsey cartoon.
Perfectly sums up a certain preacher I know.

[Brickbat]

6. Natural marriage!

[Eleanors38]

20. Yeah, just when I was getting used to the GMO kind.

[Brickbat]

21. For those who can't afford organic standards and labeling, natural is the way to go.

[Rex]

7. THIS is what they worry about!? NOT the poor starving children in their state.

NOT the countless numbers of homeless or near homeless...NO... the most important thing is SS marriage!

IDIOTS!

[spanone]

11. republican House, republican Senate, republican Governor. this and gunz everywhere.

[smirkymonkey]

14. Seriously! Do these people not have more pressing issues on their agenda?

WTF?!! God, some people just make bigotry their lifeline, don't they?

[yardwork]

8. So are they seceding again?

That didn't work out so well for them last time. This time maybe we'll let them go. Look at all the federal aid we'll save. Proceed, Tennessee.

[shenmue]

32. Can we auction TN on eBay?

[hobbit709]

13. Didn't they lose that argument 150 years ago?

slow learners.

[csziggy]

25. They will keep on losing arguments and will be proud of it

I found this last night and it pretty much spells out what many Confederate lovers revere:

[spanone]

15. i think the Supreme Court trumps all that state bullshit they're talking about.

'natural marriage'.....says a lot about this bullshit law....

[Sissyk]

16. This is fucking embarrassing!

My state is "screwn"!

[R. P. McMurphy]

17. It's so sad.

Our politicians (and a lot of our populace) give us much to be embarassed about.

Off on an embarassing tangent - the rednecks around here have been sporting rebel flags on their pickups. Whenever I see one it reminds me how utterly alone I seem to be here.

[Sissyk]

19. I'm sorry about that.

They are not rednecks though. They are racist. Fortunately, I don't fun into many of them in my part of Tennessee. Further south, yes. East Tn? Yes.

Nothing wrong with a good, hardworking redneck, either. I realize our definitions may be different, but a racist is a racist is a racist in my book.

Nice to meet you, and you are NOT alone.

[Lars39]

23. I've also been seeing trucks with the U.S. flag, kinda like a counter protest. :-)

[appal_jack]

28. My "favorite" is a Confederate flag on one side & an American flag on the other.

I'm always tempted to ask the drivers of said trucks whether the taillights are about to start shooting at each other. Or maybe remind them that "A truck divided cannot go!"

But I refrain.

-app

[hifiguy]

18. Somebody read these imbeciles the Supremacy Clause

of the US Constitution.

[Ilsa]

22. Life in TN must be pretty nice if this shit is their priority.

Geez, don't they have more critical problems to solve? Budget? Education? Poverty?

[Takket]

24. you can't pass a law that says basically

"This part of the Constitution is null and void."

[X_Digger]

26. Oh fer fuck's sake. n/t

[davidn3600]

27. What's next? A bill to secede the union?

[ReallyIAmAnOptimist]

29. Wow.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Ok, ok, have any of these idiots ever heard of... the SUPREMACY CLAUSE?

What they are engaging in is ...NULIFICATION.