The March Continues [Y-not]

In case you missed it, earlier this week the 10th Circuit Court overturned Utah's gay marriage ban:

Outlawing same-sex marriage violates citizens’ rights, a federal appeals court said Wednesday in a historic ruling that rejected Utah’s assertion that marriage between a man and woman best suits children and procreation.

By upholding a Utah judge’s decision to strike down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, a three-member panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver became the first appeals court in the nation to rule on the issue.

The appeals court set a precedent by finding that voter-approved bans on same-sex marriage — such as Utah’s Amendment 3 — violate the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to equal protection and due process.

But the court immediately stayed the implementation of its decision pending an anticipated appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court — an appeal that will be initiated, the Utah Attorney’s General Office confirmed Wednesday.

Has any State in the Union won one of these cases?

Are lawmakers so incompetent that they cannot write a law that survives one of these challenges?

Don't answer that.

My prediction: Utah will be the first State in the Union to legalize polygamy.

Open thread to talk about politics and the deterioration of our society.

posted by Open Blogger at 12:58 PM

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