Mexico supreme court judge urges states to legalize gay marriage

As of Wednesday, the Tuscaloosa County courthouse is now issuing marriage licenses to all couples after an order from Federal Judge Callie Granade. I never thought I’d see such rapid change in attitude and law in my lifetime. “Since February, we just made the decision early on that we weren’t going to issue any marriage licenses, and we’ve stuck by it and that’s what we intend to do”.

Texas’ Attorney General, Ken Paxton, spoke up against the Supreme Court decision, telling reporters that, “the Court weakened itself and weakened the rule of law, but did nothing to weaken our resolve to protect religious liberty and return to democratic self-government in the face of judicial activities attempting to tell us how to live”.

For all those Americans who are in uproars about this decision, get over it. This is not only about the idea of allowing people to marry, it’s about individual rights.

Comparison of dissents to last week’s two historic Supreme Court decisions exposes the political hypocrisy of the so-called “conservative” position. Richard D. Rosen, a Texas Tech School of Law professor, said the only time a religious belief would be violated is in the case of wedding vendors not wanting to provide services for a same-sex couple. The high court effectively legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states in a 5-4 ruling Friday. “Justice delayed is justice denied”.

This April 28, 2015, artist rendering shows Tennessee Associate Solicitor General Joseph Walen arguing before the Supreme Court hearing on same-sex marriage in Washington.

“Instead of ruling on the constitutionality of an issue and the legality of the law”, says Johnston, “the Supreme Court chose to set policy”. “But it is gratifying nonetheless that the court determined there remained no legal or moral justification for forcing same-sex couples in Louisiana to wait any longer to have their love and commitment recognized by the state”.

The Fifth Circuit had heard arguments in the appeals, but hadn’t ruled.

Granade wrote in her May 21 order that probate judges issuing marriage licenses must do so for all couples, regardless of “any injunction issued by the Alabama Supreme Court pertaining to same-sex marriage“. A violation of Judge Granade’s order could result in a county probate judge being held liable for contempt of court, attorneys’ fees, financial penalties, and any other remedies the court deems proper. He previously cosigned the Congressional brief in USA v. Windsor urging the Supreme Court to strike down the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.