Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Americans Wouldn't Need 'A Large Adjustment' To Welcome Legal Gay Marriage

[inanna]

Source: Huffington Post

Posted: 02/12/2015 8:57 am EST Updated: 29 minutes ago

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Americans won't need "a large adjustment" if the high court rules that gay marriage is a constitutional right.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Ginsburg said Americans have been becoming more accepting of gay people in recent years.

“The change in people’s attitudes on that issue has been enormous,” Ginsburg said. “In recent years, people have said, ‘This is the way I am.’ And others looked around, and we discovered it’s our next-door neighbor -- we’re very fond of them. Or it’s our child’s best friend, or even our child. I think that as more and more people came out and said that ‘this is who I am,’ the rest of us recognized that they are one of us."

While speaking at an event in Minnesota in September, Ginsburg called the shift in Americans' attitude on gay marriage "remarkable."


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Bloomberg Interview here: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks Americans Are Ready for Gay Marriage

[valerief]

1. Yep, the gay-hating brainwashing hasn't been working the past couple decades.

Probably can thank the internet for that.

[riversedge]

8. I think you are spot on.

[azureblue]

15. the "large adjustment"

would be the religious bigots would have to stop forcing their dogma on others.

[valerief]

16. You can lead a horse to water...

The horses have to stop drinking.

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. She is a great justice. She one of best parts of Bill Clinton's legacy.

[Garion_55]

3. you dont have to redefine marriage to allow gay marriage

you just dont have to fully define it.

marriage is a coupling, of two people, adults, who consent to
dedicate themselves to each other........stop.

under that definition, which is the definition of marriage at least
90%, gay marriage is allowed. so the definition of marriage itself
doesnt have to be changed, just brought back a step.

this definition for example wouldnt allow for three people or children or
animals like the crazies are saying.

[RKP5637]

4. Excellent!!! In fact, I think most sane people welcome gay marriage as OK. The rational

individual sees it as not affecting their marriage/lives in any way. I agree with her so much, "While speaking at an event in Minnesota in September, Ginsburg called the shift in Americans' attitude on gay marriage "remarkable.""

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. I see that as a clue to the Court Decision this summer, don't you?

It is a pending case that she has commented on. Normally there should be no discussion related to pending cases.

[RKP5637]

10. I think/hope so. I read one article, people that follow SCOTUS decisions, and they thought

SCOTUS had decided to let the bans gradually be overturned so that the move toward gay marriage for all would be slow, rather than some ultimatum from SCOTUS making it suddenly the law of the land, which these observers thought would cause a lot of upheaval than this more gradual approach. I agree with them. There will, of course, be some states clinging to their bans, but at least this more gradual approach has minimized those with bans that will probably be overturned by SCOTUS. And for those states with bans already overturned, it will hopefully be a non-event.

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. on that note:

Federal judge in Alabama orders judge in Mobile to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples -

a few minutes ago.

so the Feds. are pushing for the all inclusive law.

never ever made sense to me why we allowed states to not comply.

[RKP5637]

12. I guess because some people/states get fixated on things with falsely held opinions

and stereotypes, and just can't accept rational thought and change. Civil rights should never be left to a vote when those rights do not hurt anyone.

[PoliticAverse]

5. Doesn't matter, what matters is how large of an 'adjustment' 5 court members need. n/t

[riversedge]

7. Most of us are happy that folks have the Freedom to marry--waiting for SC

to make it ALL folks.

[blkmusclmachine]

9. There is no justification to exclude gay Americans from life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

except pure animus from the gay haters.

[nomorenomore08]

13. According to nationwide polls, support for SSM has more than doubled within two decades.

The cultural shift Justice Ginsburg speaks of is very real.

[Initech]

14. Gay marriage should be legal.

And LGBT Americans should have the exact same rights as straight couples have. End of debate.

[Orsino]

17. Too large for many Americans, trained to hate as they are.

But marriage equality, where implemented, has largely been a non-event after a few weeks. Not a tort in sight.

[Joe Magarac]

18. I would say that the necessary large adjustment has already taken place. n/t