US Supreme Court rules in favor of same-s3x marriage nationwide

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murag wala pa man koy nakita ani nga thread sa current events nato diri, pero grabe na kaayo ni gipyestanan nga issue sa social media hehe

Washington (CNN) - In a landmark opinion, a divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that same-*** couples can marry nationwide, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a historic victory.

In the 5-4 ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority with the four liberal justices. Each of the four conservative justices wrote their own dissent.

Nearly 46 years to the day after a riot at New York's Stonewall Inn ushered in the modern gay rights movement, the decision could settle one of the major civil rights fights of this era. The language of Kennedy's opinion spoke eloquently of the most fundamental values of family, love and liberty.

"No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice and family," Kennedy wrote. "In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than they once were."

"Their hope," Kennedy wrote, "is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization's oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right."

Kennedy has written the opinion in significant gay rights cases and when he uttered the key sentence that same-*** couples should be able to exercise the right to marry in all states, people in the Court's public gallery broke into smiles and some wiped tears from their eyes.

In a dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia blasted the Court's "threat to American democracy."

"The substance of today's decree is not of immense personal importance to me," he wrote. "But what really astounds is the hubris reflected in today's judicial Putsch."

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the decision had "nothing to do with the Constitution."

"If you are among the many Americans—of whatever sexual orientation—who favor expanding same-*** marriage, by all means celebrate today's decision. Celebrate the achievement of a desired goal," he wrote. "Celebrate the opportunity for a new expression of commitment to a partner. Celebrate the availability of new benefits. But do not celebrate the Constitution. It had nothing to do with it."

The U.S. is now the 21st country to legalize same-*** marriage nationwide, including territories. Married same-*** couples will now enjoy the same legal rights and benefits as married heterosexual couples nationwide and will be recognized on official documents such as birth and death certificates.

Hundreds of same-*** marriage supporters flooded the plaza and sidewalk in front of the Court to celebrate the ruling, proudly waving rainbow flags and banners with the Human Rights Campaign's equal sign, which have come to represent the gay rights movement. In an emotional moment, the supporters sang the National Anthem, clapping wildly after singing that the U.S. is "the land of the free."

After the ruling, President Barack Obama called Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the case, while he and his supporters celebrated the ruling outside the court.

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source:
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/26/po...rriage-ruling/

[NapoleonBlownapart]

Pigs, if left alone, will eat whatever garbage it could find and be happy with it. It'll take a miracle to change that pig into a man. When he is transformed he will start to dislike what the pigs eat because it will make him sick.

[alwaysdrunk]

Pigs, if left alone, will eat whatever garbage it could find and be happy with it. It'll take a miracle to change that pig into a man. When he is transformed he will start to dislike what the pigs eat because it will make him sick.

akong e translate brad ha...

ang baboy kung pasagdan, mukaon ni sila ug tae, igit, tobol, sip-on ug uban pa ug diha sila malipay. Mag kinahanglan ug propheta kung kining maong baboy atong himuong tawo. Apan kun mahimo na syang tawo, di na sya ganahan mo kaun ug kinaun sa baboy susama sa tae,igit,tobol ug sip-on kay may maka pa suka kaniya....

pangutana: kinsa may gay ani? ang baboy o ang propheta? hahhahaha

[im_ur_girl1984]

i respect their right to love the same gender but to get married murag di ko pabor ani.. i still believe in traditional marriage which consist of a man and a woman..

[AdamsApples]

not against LGBT but ari lang gihapon ko sa old school man and woman relationship

[Eddie.Garcia]

The point is, If dli ka follow sa simbahan why i insist man na mag catholic, Islam or unsa pa... don't drag us to that shitty place....

[firestarter]

Nindot basahon ang 4 ka dissent ani.

Well human rights mana, it's granted to them the moment they were born, till the moment they are married and the moment they will die. Then there is the question of morality na dayon.

Decision sa state, if magclash sa Church, let the church do the battle against the state. Kaso naa man gud

"The Separation of Church and State"..

[kit_cebu]

yeah...but not sure how useful these are if they go together...

Spoiler! 

[erwin_rommel]

civil union would have been enough... marriage for me is sacred.

[slakker]

next up: pedophile rights

That was FAST: Yesterday it was gay marriage; Now look who wants "equal rights" - Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com