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Pete Ross Junior

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2. Implicitly left to the states ...

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 19, 2022, 04:23 PM

Jul 2022

... but the 14th amendment says equal justice under law.

That was the basis for the decision (I think).

As a gay man who was quasi-married (no official standing) in the 1980s (yes that old), I never thought I'd see the day.

There's also the 10th amendment argument.

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a question . does it say in the constitution who can and cannot get married . AllaN01Bear Jul 2022 #1

Implicitly left to the states ... Pete Ross Junior Jul 2022 #2