Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

[Lookinagain]

I just object to calling someone vile because she wants a higher level hearing, she has every right to do this. She will be legally corrected and that would be a good thing.

Yes, she has a right to challenge the First Amendment/ damages issue as that directly affects her. I'm not sure what the Court will do with that. But she is allowing herself to be "used" for the 14th Amendment challenge as it really has nothing to do with her claim regarding liability and her First Amendment rights. That is the part that I think she could be criticized for.

And I agree Thomas should have never been put on the Court. Not just for his activism, but I do recall the allegations in his confirmation hearing and she seemed pretty credible.

 

[telephone89]

I don’t believe Thomas has any chance because according to your article posted above the other Conservative judges are not interested. Thomas should have never been put on the court IMO as he is totally fringe in his inability to let go of his fundamentalist activism. I believe overturning Roe v Wade was a bad incorrect ruling. See @Lookinagain ’s agreement with Matata above.

But -any- American has a right to have religious beliefs that conflict with other Americans’ beliefs and that might conflict with a job description. This County Clerk was jailed and fined almost a half a million dollars because the people around her had no other creative solutions. Anyone can bring grievances to the SC and petition for a hearing. Calling Christians loathsome and vile opens the door for all kinds of publicly yelled religious animosities (because I can think of some equally upsetting things being pushed by left wing churches, including the church I was raised in). Objectionable left wing beliefs that I currently would refuse to participate in and would refuse to do if at a job. Same sex marriage is not one of these issues, it’s been quite accepted for decades.

The article I link to above shows a huge majority of Americans want the “anyone can marry” law upheld. I just object to calling someone vile because she wants a higher level hearing, she has every right to do this. She even has a right to challenge the 14th Amendment decision. She will be legally corrected and that would be a good thing.

But OTHER PEOPLE getting married has no affect on her religion. Her beliefs stop with her. Once she starts pushing her religion on other people, she is no longer doing her job and is violating the law. That's like telling someone else they can't eat a donut because you are on a diet. It doesn't affect you.