(June 26, 2015 at 12:09 pm)Dystopia Wrote: I'm guessing in America the supreme's court decision has legal effects for all States so it's a type of federal law, or something like that - Good job America! Now let's wait to see the conservatives' reaction
The decision doesn't create a law. It's up to Congress to create legislation. What this decision does is say that LGBT people have the right to marry, which nullifies the bans on such marriage in the states that have them.
In other words, there has always been an implied right for straight people to get married. This decision says, "Hey, LGBT people have that same right."
The fight isn't over. There will no doubt be 'religious freedom' BS that pops up with state officials not wanting to give those icky gays a marriage license, as well as states perhaps not wanting to recognize marriages from out of state gay couples. But, a huge hurdle was crossed today.
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