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This is also the flaw of the argument because the Court could contort the intention in such away as to limit any attempts to overturn marriage bans at the state level.
I think it's a great idea to use the conservatives arguments against them. They have been the ones for states rights, now that some states have marriage equality are they going to argue against states rights? Another good idea is to have accepting religions sue on the grounds of freedom of religion. Let's see them argue against freedom of religion. That should be interesting.
@The Gay Numbers: Not really seeing how you arrived at that as a possibility. I mean I can see maybe Scalia or Roberts trying to pull something like that but I don't see Kennedy or any of the more liberal justices supporting such a contortion.
Every dog has its day!
@petted: this is an activist conservative court. Kennedy has bought into a lot of their sheenigans. I am not convinced he is as liberal as you think.