Idaho advances resolution against same-sex marriage

Utterly pointless. It's legal at the federal level, and via statute, not just the SCOTUS marriage equality ruling & overturning Lawrence. But hey, if right-wingers want to waste all their time on doomed legislation, why the fuck not?

The timing of this shortly before Dump takes office is not coincidence; this will undoubtedly make its way to the Supreme Court Court, where we already know they have laid they groundwork for overturning Obergefell.

Dark days ahead.

[quote]where we already know they have laid they groundwork for overturning Obergefell.

This is fiction. The Supreme Court can't overturn legislation. Congress fully legalized marriage equality that route as soon as the SCOTUS decision in Dobbs came down. There was nearly zero chance they'd "revisit" it, and if you're the one hysterically spreading this misinformation, PLEASE FUCKING STOP. We do NOT need MORE disinformation.

[quote]This is fiction. The Supreme Court can't overturn legislation.

Speaking of disinformation.

"The best-known power of the Supreme Court is judicial review, or the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution, is not found within the text of the Constitution itself. The Court established this doctrine in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803)."

As a few people in Idaho go, so goes the nation? That’s absurd.

R3 you have way more faith in how things traditionally have been, how they ought to be, even how they legally are at the moment... and how they very well might turn out.

Many of us here fear that what was once considered law, won't be soon.

I do hope you're right, however.

R3 decries disinformation, but supplies a post full of it. Congress didn’t act until 2022 with the Respect for Marriage Act, which doesn’t “fully legalize marriage equality.” Additionally, the Dobbs decision specifically stated some justices intent to revisit Obergefell and beyond. What are you smoking?

Damn rethuglicans keep wasting tax payer money with this fuckery. I hope they die in a potato grease fire.

I'll definitely vote to overturn Obergefell if Harlan Crow pays me enough. I'd like a new sports car and a private jet. *hint hint*

r9 And babe, you also need some new whips and chains for when we role play the antebellum south.

[quote]The Supreme Court can't overturn legislation.

They can and sometimes do when a case involving a piece of legislation works its way to them.

[quote]Congress fully legalized marriage equality that route as soon as the SCOTUS decision in Dobbs came down.

They passed the Respect for Marriage Act which basically undid DOMA. It didn't make it legal in all states, If Obergefell is reversed, all of the state level DOMA's will go back into effect, though the RFMA would blunt their impact.

I'm sure the Supreme Court will do the right thing! They're not at all corrupt

[Quote] Congress fully legalized marriage equality that route as soon as the SCOTUS decision in Dobbs came down.

Congress absolutely did not. As marriage is a state issue, Congress cannot legalize it or ban it without a constitutional amendment . What it did was mandate that states recognize gay marriages performed other states (Congress used its interstate commerce power).