HUGE Day for gay rights in the States - DOMA declaired Unconstutional - Prop 8 gone!

[Zappykins]

Kasz216 said:

Zappykins said:

BloodyRain said:
At this rate, they should just make all 50 states allow it. I do see heavy resistance in more southern states though.

Well, to be fair, a marriage community place in Alabama was the 3rd place to offer same sex marriages (not legal rights with those though.)

So who do you think will be first Mississipppi or Utah?

It'd be Utah by far.  Not only is it a younger state, mormons are a lot more self focused then most people.  So they could eaisly vote for gay marriage while still thinking it's wrong and a sin.

I'd guess a Federal ruling or law happens first though.  Or at least before Mississippi.

Do you realize that not only Prop 8, but most all of the anti-marriage laws of the last years have been in most parts led by the Mormon Church and their follower?  (I bet you actually do, you are pretty connected.)

That being said, they really took alot of heat for not only defeating the Equal Rights Amendment for Women in the 1970's but also for sponsoring Prop 8 in an underhanded way.  I do realize many Mormons do support same-sex marriage and have been both horrified and disgusted by the actions of their church.  I'm sure others are tired of being the bad guys, and wish the few of those leaders would stop messing in the legal status of other people’s families.

Plus, around half of Utah is not Mormon anymore.  So you are probably correct.  But it could be both at the same time.  I could see couples getting married all across the country in states that allow it, and then going to their home state and suing to have it recognized under the "Full Faith and Credit Clause."  (Can you make class-action lawsuits across states?  They seemed to with the Tobacco Case a few years ago.)

Today was a huge win, but one vote in either way on either case could have set rights back a few years.