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Prop 8 sets a pretty interesting precedent. Can we pass an amendment prohibiting Latinos from marrying, for instance? -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Nov 7 '08, 09:58

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that could solve all of jack's problems -- nm - Max Nov 7, 10:00
Atheists shouldn't be allowed to get married, obvie. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:00 1
- Bradley Effect in reverse. "Of course I'm voting against those damn dirty atheists!" -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 10:02
no, because that would be clearly prohibited under the Supreme Court case of Loving v. Virginia - pigby Nov 7, 10:00 5
- Then we have to think outside the box. Not race, but gender. We should prohibit all genders from marrying! Then everyone would be equal again. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 10:03
- To clarify, a state could amend their Constitution in this way, and then SCOTUS (or a lower court) would overturn it, right? - ty97 Nov 7, 10:03 1
  - Yes, I believe this is right. I suspect - but haven't checked - that a few states have constitutional amendments against abortion, for instance. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 10:04
- Sounds like a loophole that could be exploited. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 7, 10:02 1
  - Seeing homosexuality as a "race"? Interesting... -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 10:05
Probably not in California. Iowa, maybe. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 7, 09:59
We can amend Constitutions to say anything we want. - ty97 Nov 7, 09:58 8
- The big question (at least from a constitutional law-geek perspective) is whether Prop 8 was an 'amendment' or a 'revision'. (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 10:02 1
  - After persuing, before my eyes started crying bloody tears - ty97 Nov 7, 10:09
- you can't amend state constitutions to say anything that is in violation of the US Constitution. -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:02 1
  - (see question to you above please sir) -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 10:04
- this drives me a little crazy. you hear people say "It's in the Constitution!!" to defend one thing like that is absolutely infallible, then they - Andie Nov 7, 10:01 1
  - As a point of clarification, maybe not a major one, but just want to make it. There is 1 US Constitution and 50 state Constitutions. - ty97 Nov 7, 10:06
- No matter how stupid. If we can get enough people to agree with us. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 7, 09:59 1
  - Cool. Can someone prohibit me from marrying? I don't want to pay taxes, either. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 10:01

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