Legislation for gay marriage is approved in the UK House of Commons!

[RonaldReagansGhost666]

It's quite saddening that state legislators have the power to oppress minorities, such as South Carolina's prohibition of atheists holding public office, the segregation of Negroes and Whites spanning from the late nineteenth century into the mid-twentieth century, and the current practice of restricting benefits to homosexual couples.

[Justtristo]

It's quite saddening that state legislators have the power to oppress minorities, such as South Carolina's prohibition of atheists holding public office, the segregation of Negroes and Whites spanning from the late nineteenth century into the mid-twentieth century, and the current practice of restricting benefits to homosexual couples.

However your nation has a Supreme Court which is willing to strike down as unconstitutional such state laws. For example; it might strike down the various bans on legal recognition of same sex marriages some states have.

Our High Court here in Australia, apart from transferring powers from the state to the federal government does not do those sort of actions.