Only Three States Approved Same Sex Marriage By "Popular Vote"

[Truth7t7]

State-by-State History of Banning and Legalizing Gay Marriage, 1994-2015

The information below reflects the status of gay marriage nationwide on June 25, 2015, the day prior to the Supreme Court's decision.

(37) States with Legal Same-Sex Marriage Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling Were Brought, As Seen Below.

(26) By Court Decision, (8) By State Legislature, (3) By Popular Vote

(13) States with Same-Sex Marriage Bans Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling As Seen Below.

(12) By Constitutional Amendment and State Law

(1) By Constitutional Amendment only

 

[Truth7t7]

State-by-State History of Banning and Legalizing Gay Marriage, 1994-2015

The information below reflects the status of gay marriage nationwide on June 25, 2015, the day prior to the Supreme Court's decision.

(37) States with Legal Same-Sex Marriage Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling Were Brought, As Seen Below.

(26) By Court Decision, (8) By State Legislature, (3) By Popular Vote

(13) States with Same-Sex Marriage Bans Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling As Seen Below.

(12) By Constitutional Amendment and State Law

(1) By Constitutional Amendment only

Only 3 States Maine, Maryland, And Washington, Instituted same sex marriage by "Popular Vote", all the rest were court ordered by Liberal Judges, and approved by Liberal State legislators.

94% of the American States were forced to receive same sex marriage, without provisions in exercising the democratic process in the majority "Popular Vote".

The fact is there are no protections for any Americans afforded by the US constitution based upon "Sexual Preference"

The 5 Liberal Supreme Court Justices forced same sex marriage upon America, there is no provision or protection in the 14th amendment "Due Process Clause" it was 5 Justices and their prejudices and abuse of power.

The soon to be conservertavie Supreme Court will reverse Obergefell v. Hodges on the interpretation of original intent, try reading the minorty disent as it explains exactly what you are reading.

Obergefell V Hodges

As the 5 Liberal Justices Interpreted Life And Liberty To Include A Same Sex Marriage Liscense, 100% Abuse Of Power!

US Constitution14th Amendment

All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Life=Death Penalty

Liberty=Imprisonment

Property=Confiscation, Seizure

 

[Altfish]

Get over it.
Same sex marriage, it is NOT compulsory!
You do not have to marry someone of the same sex.

Why are Christians like you so hateful? I thought you were supposed to have compassion. I have more compassion, love, morals than you and I'm an atheist.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

State-by-State History of Banning and Legalizing Gay Marriage, 1994-2015

The information below reflects the status of gay marriage nationwide on June 25, 2015, the day prior to the Supreme Court's decision.

(37) States with Legal Same-Sex Marriage Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling Were Brought, As Seen Below.

(26) By Court Decision, (8) By State Legislature, (3) By Popular Vote

(13) States with Same-Sex Marriage Bans Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling As Seen Below.

(12) By Constitutional Amendment and State Law

(1) By Constitutional Amendment only

How many of the laws you live under and abide by were the product of a popular vote? I mean, even your President was elected without a popular vote, so I'm not sure what your point is.

 

[HonestJoe]

Only 3 States Maine, Maryland, And Washington, Instituted same sex marriage by "Popular Vote", all the rest were court ordered by Liberal Judges, and approved by Liberal State legislators.

94% of the American States were forced to receive same sex marriage, without provisions in exercising the democratic process in the majority "Popular Vote".

Decisions made by a democratically elected government and court rulings interpreting and applying existing legislation is also exercising the democratic process. Otherwise what’s the point of having them in the first place?

The fact is there are no protections for any Americans afforded by the US constitution based upon "Sexual Preference"

That is apparently a matter of opinion (though commonly very much opinion, influenced by political and social bias rather than rational conclusion). That’s why you have legislators and a Supreme Court to reach a definitive conclusion. Whatever the outcome, some people are going to disagree with them.

 

[Kirran]

Is there actually a real possibility of Obergefell vs Hodges being repealed?

(@Sunstone, do you know?)

 

[Woberts]

Is there actually a real possibility of Obergefell vs Hodges being repealed?

(@Sunstone, do you know?)

Let us preform the summoning ritual, so that he may appear.

@Sunstone, our lord, may you appear before us with your wisdom!
@Sunstone, is there a chance of Obergefell vs Hodges being repealed? Please, answer us m'lord.

 

[ImmortalFlame]

Only 3 States Maine, Maryland, And Washington, Instituted same sex marriage by "Popular Vote", all the rest were court ordered by Liberal Judges, and approved by Liberal State legislators.

94% of the American States were forced to receive same sex marriage, without provisions in exercising the democratic process in the majority "Popular Vote".

How many states repealed Jim Crow laws only as a result of a popular vote?

 

[fantome profane]

94% of the American States were forced to receive same sex marriage

Nobody was forced to “receive same sex marriage”. I think what you meant to say is that some people are no longer able to force their religious views of marriage onto others.

I am happy that I live in a country where the parliament elected by the people recognized equal rights.

 

[Truth7t7]

Nobody was forced to “receive same sex marriage”. I think what you meant to say is that some people are no longer able to force their religious views of marriage onto others.

I am happy that I live in a country where the parliament elected by the people recognized equal rights.

Im glad the US has a president and congress that appointed a staunch conservative Supreme court justice "Neil Gorsuch" and will do so again when justice Kennedy retires soon, bringing the court to a 5/4 conservative majority.

Very soon Same Sex Marriage and Roe v Wade will be reversed.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

State-by-State History of Banning and Legalizing Gay Marriage, 1994-2015

The information below reflects the status of gay marriage nationwide on June 25, 2015, the day prior to the Supreme Court's decision.

(37) States with Legal Same-Sex Marriage Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling Were Brought, As Seen Below.

(26) By Court Decision, (8) By State Legislature, (3) By Popular Vote

(13) States with Same-Sex Marriage Bans Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling As Seen Below.

(12) By Constitutional Amendment and State Law

(1) By Constitutional Amendment only

How many states abolished slavery by popular vote?

 

[Woberts]

Roe v Wade will be reversed.

You know it.

Edit: Upon reading more of @Truth7t7's posts I have decided something.
I am invoking the holy power of Poe's Law!

 

[Quintessence]

One of the things that I appreciate about my country is that the rights of minority groups are not subject to the tyranny of the majority. If it comes down to popular votes, minority groups frequently get discriminated against. I'm glad that we have structures and institutions in place to prevent this. It's part of what makes this country a bastion of freedom, even if it is an imperfect one.

If marriage was solely a religious ceremony that carried with it no legal or secular benefits, governments would have no reason to speak to the matter one way or another. But it's not just a religious ceremony, it's a legal contract that provides two humans with certain rights and privileges. Given the governing principles of the United States, it is simply not possible for a country like America to bar minority groups from a privilege like that. Equality and freedom are cornerstones of this country, after all.

 

[A Vestigial Mote]

Nobody was forced to “receive same sex marriage”...

That was the part of the OP that stuck out to me also. "94% of the American States were forced to receive same sex marriage." Kinda makes you wonder if the OP is working from an agenda - and by "wonder" I mean it is completely and abjectly obvious.

 

[sayak83]

Im glad the US has a president and congress that appointed a staunch conservative Supreme court justice "Neil Gorsuch" and will do so again when justice Kennedy retires soon, bringing the court to a 5/4 conservative majority.

Very soon Same Sex Marriage and Roe v Wade will be reversed.

Dream away.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Im glad the US has a president and congress that appointed a staunch conservative Supreme court justice "Neil Gorsuch" and will do so again when justice Kennedy retires soon, bringing the court to a 5/4 conservative majority.

Very soon Same Sex Marriage and Roe v Wade will be reversed.

The Supreme Court is supposed to be non-partisan, and the president and all conservative legislators are fools for bringing politics into what is supposed to be a branch of government that is completely apolitical. BTW, same sex marriage and Roe v. Wade are here to stay, so get used to it.

 

[columbus]

94% of the American States were forced to receive same sex marriage,

Nobody was "forced to receive" gay marriage. Legal recognition of the choices made by citizens is not the same thing.
Back in 1948, the activist judges on the California Supreme Court overturned the laws forbidding interracial marriage. This was wildly unpopular at the time.

without provisions in exercising the democratic process in the majority "Popular Vote".

As the Trump supporters keep pointing out, this country is not a democracy. It is a Constitutional Republic. That is why Trump is in the White House despite losing the election.
Tom

 

[ImmortalFlame]

If marriage was solely a religious ceremony that carried with it no legal or secular benefits, governments would have no reason to speak to the matter one way or another. But it's not just a religious ceremony, it's a legal contract that provides two humans with certain rights and privileges. Given the governing principles of the United States, it is simply not possible for a country like America to bar minority groups from a privilege like that. Equality and freedom are cornerstones of this country, after all.

This is why I've never really understood the religious objection to marriage equality, since there always occurred to me to be a very simple solution that allows any church or religious organization to retain the practice of traditional marriage as being between men and women without significantly impacting on the rights of others: allow churches to voluntarily rescind their capacity to conduct legally recognized marriage ceremonies. That way, the marriages they conduct can be under whatever rules they want, and presumably would still be recognized as official within the church and, therefore, presumably in the eyes of God. If the real issue with people who oppose marriage equality is that they feel such a union is not sanctioned by God (as many have said), this seems like the perfect solution to me.

Funnily enough though, nobody who opposes marriage equality has ever seen the genius of this idea. It's almost as if they somehow believe that the legal consequences of marriage are more important than its religious significance, and that there is far more to marriage than mere religious ceremony and that therefore denying it to an arbitrarily determined section of society is simply their way of enforcing personal religious laws as a means of curtailing the rights of people who they think of as lesser people in an effort to feel like their dying beliefs still hold some sort of sway in the general public.

But, hey, what do I know?

 

[Underhill]

State-by-State History of Banning and Legalizing Gay Marriage, 1994-2015

The information below reflects the status of gay marriage nationwide on June 25, 2015, the day prior to the Supreme Court's decision.

(37) States with Legal Same-Sex Marriage Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling Were Brought, As Seen Below.

(26) By Court Decision, (8) By State Legislature, (3) By Popular Vote

(13) States with Same-Sex Marriage Bans Prior to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court Ruling As Seen Below.

(12) By Constitutional Amendment and State Law

(1) By Constitutional Amendment only

One thing. How many states have actually had a vote on same sex marriage? Polling now suggest that literally two states would still ban same sex marriage if it were put to a state by state vote.

Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

Not that I care. I think public opinion is like tits on a bull when it comes to social justice. The majority of the south was in favor of slavery after all.

 

[fantome profane]

Very soon Same Sex Marriage and Roe v Wade will be reversed.

How soon is “Very soon”? Is this like the second coming kind of soon? What are we talkin here? Weeks? Months? Years? Decades? What is soon?

And are you prepared for the millions of Americans who will take to the streets to protect their civil rights? Remember the Woman’s marches? Multiply that by 10.