JUSTICE THOMAS: COURT SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BY MARK SHERMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Justice Clarence Thomas is criticizing his Supreme Court colleagues for refusing to block same-sex marriage in Alabama until the court resolves the issue nationwide in a few months.

Thomas said in a dissenting opinion Monday that the court's Alabama order could be seen as a signal that the justices already have decided they will declare that gay and lesbian couples have a right to marry under the Constitution.

The court often freezes lawsuits in place when they raise the same issue the court already has agreed to decide. Since October, the justices have repeatedly turned away state requests to keep same-sex marriages from taking place until appeals are resolved.

Alabama's plea is the first since the court stepped into the issue last month.

FULL story at link.


Same-sex couples wait for the Jefferson County courthouse doors to open so they can be legally married, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. A federal judge's order overturning the state's ban on gay marriage goes into effect on Monday, making Alabama the 37th state to allow gays and lesbians to wed. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)

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[samsingh]

1. poor thomas. he can't stand any possibility of the removal of prejudice

[BlueCaliDem]

11. And yet he benefited greatly from it himself.

Typical Conservative mindset: I've got mine, eff u.

[Fred Sanders]

18. Americans, all Americans, should agree that Thomas is a radical Christian ideologue, as any other, and more dangerous?

Politicos and pundits and clowns and Fox may be one thing, but a sitting American Supreme Court Justice with lifetime tenure is quite another.

[samsingh]

19. he's a disgusting little shit

[eggplant]

21. Yup. Just ask Anita Hill. n/t

[still_one]

2. scalia and thomas, no surprise. I have no doubt they would have ruled the civil rights act

unconstitutional also

[merrily]

10. Didn't do too well on the Voting Rights Act

[still_one]

24. Yup

[niyad]

3. in how many states would his marriage have been illegal just a few years ago?

[Va Lefty]

4. Excellent point!

[calimary]

5. BOOM!!!!

He's just another one of those republi-CON IGMFU's ("I Got Mine, F-U&quot . Happy to climb up the ladder and get for himself, and just as happy to pull the ladder up behind him so nobody else can enjoy that same benefit.

And I'm sure he thinks he's a better Christian than the rest of us, too.

But bless his heart - it's people like him and scalia and alito who help me get clear on things. If they approve of it, then I know there's definitely something wrong and highly suspect with it. If they disapprove of it, then I know it's well worth supporting.

[niyad]

6. the IGMFU was exactly what I was thinking!

[Omaha Steve]

8. It is a happy marriage only because of her $ from conservatives (indirect bribes)

If he was happy he wouldn't have been chasing Anita Hill etc. Never should have been confirmed.

http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/hill/hilloutline2.htm

[niyad]

9. I never said anything about it being a happy marriage--although I am certain that

the money helps!!

you are correct. he NEVER should have been confirmed. he NEVER should have even gotten to the short list for consideration.

[merrily]

13. How many African American lawyers who were loyal, conservative Republicans were around then?

I think it was slim pickings.

[JDPriestly]

26. Please start a new thread on that theme and send me a private message on DU.

I will gladly recommend it. Thomas needs to be shamed for his discrimination against same-sex couples and against gender equality. Marriage is not just about rice and flowers. It is also about tax deductions, rights to benefits in the workplace and all kinds of other advantages offered to married couples.

[MurrayDelph]

7. This is an example of why

Thomas never asks questions in court: he already knows how he is going to vote and considers the arguments to be a delay.

[merrily]

12. He's voted with Scalia almost 100% of the time. I doubt big mouth Scalia is the follower

in that duo.

[shenmue]

14. Ha haaaaaa

[Fearless]

15. I'm not one to wish ill on anyone, but honestly who would begrudge me this once?

[hifiguy]

16. It's gonna be 6-3 letting marriage equality stand.

Roberts will go with the flow and so will Kennedy. Roberts is a Chief Justice and CJs always have a concern about their legacy. Besides, this issue doesn't involve corporate power and profits so he will let it slide.

The inevitable dissents from Soapy Sam, Fat Tony and Uncle Ruckus will be comedy gold.

[RKP5637]

17. Sadly, some on SCOTUS just don't like the idea of equality if decisions go against

their personal contemptuous and ignorant views. Some just have to look for ways to persecute others given the chance. Imagine if we left all views on civil rights open to a vote in this country.

[William769]

20. Kick & highly recommended.

[BigDemVoter]

22. Our Dear Supreme Court Justice. . .

Can just gobble down a plate of feces. . .

From somebody who doesn't even do his JOB & has said about ONE word since he was placed on the SCOTUS, he needs to shut his ugly mug.

[libdem4life]

23. Noticed the young boy in the photo looks like he's standing with his Dads. Probably took

the day off school.

[blkmusclmachine]

25. So, Uncle Thomas will be a NO vote on marriage equality.

Quelle surprise...

[davidpdx]

27. Thomas is a plague to our society

Send him back to the stone ages where he belongs.

[Calista241]

28. Thomas is an idiot, and this is a cause we support, but i understand his point

Same Sex marriage is an issue pending before the court at this time. Yet somehow, lower courts are continuing to rule on the issue despite a forthcoming ruling from the Supreme Court. Normally, lower courts refrain from ruling on an issue when the Supreme Court has a case pending before it.

If this was any other issue, we'd be up in arms about this.

Like others here though, i hope the ruling is 6-3 in our favor when it comes out later this year.