I'm sort of proud of this thread.
It started back when President Obama was overcoming his personal feelings,
and over-riding Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, and some others,
to result in the repeal of DADT.
Now look where it has achieved... in Utah, no less
... all based on the "Due Process" Section of the 14th Amendment
Utah’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, judge rules
Quote:
A federal judge on Friday ruled Utah’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
in a state dominated by the Mormon Church, one of the country’s staunchest opponents of gay marriage.
Quote:
Section 1
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.
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The State will undoubtedly appeal to the US Supreme Court.
We have to wait, but I believe this is a monumental event set in motion...
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