Will we get lucky 13 before summer is over?

[dbackjon]

We stand at 11. Will the numerically significant 13th state legalize gay marriage before the SCOTUS rules on Prop 8 and DOMA?





(Bonus points if you know why 13 is lucky in this case)

[MarianJack]

1. Well, dbackjon, This straight supporter of Marriage Equality...

...who proudly (with my wife also) voted for LGBT marriage up here in Maine believes that 13 may possibly be reached by the end of June! I hope so, at least!

My guess is that 13 is the number of states needed to insure that any amendment to the Constitution banning LGBT marriage would be defeated. I say this because I remember the right wing circle jerk of celebration in the early 70s when the 13th state rejected, or better stated, refused to ratify the lamented and missed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The idiotic "logic" of the teabagger's forebearers was that womwn didn't need equal protection.

Thank you for posting!

PEACE!

[dbackjon]

2. You are correct!

And thanks for your support!

13 will be a milestone - hopefully forever dashing the Republican call for an anti-gay amendment to the Constitution.

[beyurslf]

3. 13 states can block any constitutional amendment from passing since .

they represent a quarter of the states.

[MNBrewer]

4. I would say it's because 13 gets us over 25% of states with equality.

[BillStein]

5. are any state legislatures considering it?

Is any state actively working towards being number 12?

on edit- I should have looked more carefully at the other threads before posting that.... thanks, MNBrewer-

[dbackjon]

6. Hoping Illinois and Minnesota get there!

[MineralMan]

7. MN just did!

[MNBrewer]

8. 3 states in just 1 month.

Zoom, zoom, zoom. Just a few months ago we were beating back the Republican's anti-marriage amendment that they tried to cram down our throats. I'd call today's victory a spectacular example of backfiring and over-reach on their part.