Alabama Supreme Court dismisses petitions opposing gay marriage

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Source: Alabama.com

By Kent Faulk | [e-mail]
on March 04, 2016 at 10:22 AM, updated March 04, 2016 at 3:25 PM

The Alabama Supreme Court this morning dismissed petitions by the Alabama Policy Institute, the Alabama Citizens Action Program and Elmore County's probate judge that had sought a landmark ruling declaring the state's prohibition on gay marriage still stands in defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Today's ruling means same-sex marriage is still intact in Alabama and the petitions challenging it are tossed. The petitions had sought to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling declaring same-sex marriage legal in the Obergefell case.

While dismissing the petitions Alabama justices, particularly Chief Justice Roy Moore, still expressed their strong disagreement with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Moore called it a "lawless act."

Eric Johnston, attorney for API, said the Alabama justices' ruling ends their petitions.

Read more: http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/03/alabama_supreme_court_dismisse.html

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God: ALABAMA: State Supreme Court Dismisses Marriage Challenge, Roy Moore Says Ban Is Still In Effect

Take it away, Chief Justice Roy Moore:

"The (SCOTUS) opinion appeals more to emotion than law, reminding one of the 1974 song "Feelings" by Morris Albert, which begins: "Feelings, nothing more than feelings ....," Moore adds. "Obergefell (the SCOTUS case) is but the latest example of the Court's creation of constitutional rights out of thin air in service of the immorality of the sexual revolution."
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"In my legal opinion, Obergefell, like Dred Scott and Roe v. Wade that preceded it, is an immoral, unconstitutional, and tyrannical opinion. Its consequences for our society will be devastating, and its elevation of immorality to a special "right" enforced through civil penalties will be completely destructive of our religious liberty," Moore wrote.

Justice Greg Shaw said:

"If a judge finds that he or she cannot abide by a controlling decision of a higher court, then that judge should resign from office," Shaw stated. "He or she should not indulge in the pretense that rebelling against a superior court's decision is an accepted judicial response."

"Such conduct does not show respect for or comply with the law; it does not promote public confidence in the integrity or impartiality of the judiciary," Shaw wrote. "Instead, I believe that defiance would bring the judicial office into disrepute."

Alabama Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling

This one goes out to Roy from all of us:

[Astraea]

1. Fuck you, Roy Moore, you hypocrite

Telling us this judgement is about emotions, and then lecturing us about your feelings on the sexual revolution. GFY

[47of74]

5. Awaiting displays of conservative Alabama butt hurt

[stonecutter357]

2. K&R!

[riversedge]

3. k and r

[LannyDeVaney]

4. Anybody else find it odd that same-sex marriage hasn't really been a campaign issue?

The Republican candidates have hardly mentioned it.