Supreme Court Ruling Supports Same-Sex Marriage

The U.S. Supreme Court issued Friday a landmark decision, ruling that marriage is a Constitutionally protected right to homosexual as well as heterosexual couples. The New York Times notes that last year, by refusing to hear appeals to decisions favoring same-sex marriage in five states, the court "delivered a tacit victory for gay rights, immediately expanding the number of states with same-sex marriage to 24, along with the District of Columbia, up from 19." (In the time since, several more states have expanded marriage to include gay couples.) Reuters expains a bit of the legal and political history of the movement which led to today's decision, and points out some of the countries around the world which have made similar moves already.

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Yeah baby!

[Anonymous Coward]

You religious wackos can stuff it!

Re:Assuming you're not a troll

[Cutting_Crew]

So you aren't concerned about being being sued, fined and jailed for so called "hate speech"? If a person of faith speaks out against gay marriage and the government reprimands that person - then that is the government interfering.. and if you are so naive to think that scenario isn't coming - then I have a nice little bridge to sell you.

And Yes, i do believe the state (and moreso the states constituents) should be allowed, at their discretion to make any type of marriage illegal. If the state doesn't have that discretion then you are ok with the massive federal government doing so? It is very clear that the federal government overstepped here.. even hearing the case in the first place.

Re:How is this news for nerds?

[Penguinisto]

Not to speak an opinion on the subject, but I do have a question:

Where in the hell in the US Constitution is there a "right" to "dignity"?

If that's the basis Kennedy used, then he obviously has no idea what is actually contained in the very document he claims to uphold.