Oklahoma same-sex marriage ban struck down.

Oklahoma same-sex marriage ban struck down

U.S. Senior District Judge Terence Kern ruled Tuesday afternoon that Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

Same-sex marriages will not occur immediately in Oklahoma, as the ruling is stayed pending an appeal. Oklahoma is part of the 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is already hearing an appeal of Utah’s same-sex marriage ban, which was struck down in December. The 10^th Circuit’s ruling in Utah’s case will apply to Oklahoma as well, making the decision somewhat superfluous.

The decision makes Oklahoma the first state to have a ban on same-sex marriage struck down in 2014. Seven states legalized the practice in 2013, along with Utah’s unresolved case and Illinois, whose legalization will take effect June 1.

The case, brought by Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin, was first filed in 2004 but had dragged on for over nine years with almost no movement.

Dammit, the gayness keeps spreading.

Took them long enough.

Also, since when are you a mod?

In Oklahoma? Let the fun begin.

Never thought Oklahoma would come before freakin' Oregon.

Good news.

Social cons are a dying breed.

Thank god.

Yup. Hopefully the people who against gay marriage over there shit themselves in anger.

Like a week.

muhahaha, **rubs hands together** the UN-Illuminati gay agenda is in full swing, the slippery slope domino effect has been achieved at last

Soon, we shall be able to marry our pets outside of the seventeen states where it's already legal! MWAHAHAHAHAHA

How much longer till I can marry my X-Box?

And then we will bring all the priests to atheist re-education camps and put mime makeup on Jesus statues!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ew, don't be gross.

Hey the slippery slope has started. Tis only a matter of time now!!!

Good. I'm sick of people pushing their outdated and immoral religious beliefs on others through the law.

Marriage is between one man and one Playstation.

I demand marriage rights for X-Bots!

Just like Kaz intended.

Bwhahahaha... and after that anybody that resists with hetero procreative lifestyle will find their spawns of holiness aborted via Obamacare on alters honoring our Master Satan on the lawns of state capitals. And if people get the inclination to resist they'll reach for their guns and find out THEY'RE NOT THERE!! They've been seized by FEMA and given to criminal blacks and illegal alien latinos to form army that'd make Joseph Kony blush... bwahahaha!!!

oh ... why all this stuck together?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G_CxUCRqSA

U.S. Senior District Judge Terence Kern ruled Tuesday afternoon that Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

Read more:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/195453-oklahoma-same-sex-marriage-ban-struck-down#ixzz2qSHOlfaO

This just proves that these judges have absolutely no clue as to how to interpret the constitution.

That goddamn constitution is getting in the way of states rights again!

Freedom prevails over tyranny

I'm still confused that this is a hot debate in a country like America. Make it legal country wide and be done with it, it's about time.

This. It should no longer be controversial for LGBT people to have human rights, especially in a fucking first world country.

I'm not sure how exactly this works in the US considering each state has it's own set of rules ... but can't they implement some sort of legislation to make it legal across the entire country? I mean it's going to come to a point when people who are legally married in one state end up moving to another state where it's illegal and cause a whole ton of other, useless issues.

There is no way that anyone is going to be passing a federal same sex marriage bill that legalizes the institution nationwide in this political climate.

That's pretty pathetic though ... I mean the US is in a position to be a forward thinking world leader but they're clearly not with a lot of issues like this and abortion. As an outsider this just boggles my mind.

It seems like they're handing out mod status like candy. No offense

It shows how religion is in the way for humanity to progress.

In other words, no matter what TV or your pothead public school teacher tells you, the majority are against "gay" marriage.

That's why liberals have to use judges to force it on everyone.

Shame isn't it. If only people were more tolerant.

I know u r emotional about this issue but american gays should glaze over to Australia

What now?

Gallup: Majority Support Gay Marriage

It amazes me still how leftists can harp on freedom of this and that, open mindedness, etc......yet shit all over other people's beliefs/views on a daily basis. It further amazes me the hypocrisy in that you fabricate a constitutional right to gay marriage.....yet you want to reinterpret or flat out erase the 2nd amendment.

I am all for social liberalism and I don't even care about gay marriage (though I don't see anything in the constitution about it) , just pointing out the hypocrisy. If you idiots could just get rid of your fiscal liberalism and join the libertarian party we could have a good country again. That goes for the social conservatives too. Right/left bullshit. Libertarian center is where we need to be.

Give examples of leftists shitting on peoples beliefs. From what I recall the anti-Islam movement was lead by the right.

Libertarian is just a different word for Laissez-faire. It results in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. It is supported by nobody other than rich manipulative arseholes and people who don't understand politics.

But that isn't the best argument, is it? The moral case is superior, unless you want to justify banning same sex marriage in states where the majority support only marriages between a man and a woman.

Yes, damn those people for overturning unjust laws

Another sad day for bigots.