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In my own state of Minnesota the courts had nothing to do with legalization. Nothing likely would have changed either unless it wasn't for a bunch of anti gay b
by mitchty 12y ago
In my own state of Minnesota the courts had nothing to do with legalization. Nothing likely would have changed either unless it wasn't for a bunch of anti gay bigots really pissing a lot of people off by trying to pass an amendment to the state constitution banning it. That misfire caused everyone that gave a shit about not being jerks to humans to fix that crap pronto by getting that amendment killed, then 6 months later fly a middle finger to the same people by getting an amendment passed to allow gay marriage. No courts were needed in this case. Though I recognize that is not the norm so far in the US.
- freehunter 12y agoWell in quite a few cases, the legalization came via a state passing a bill to allow gay marriage then someone challenging it in federal court.
- pdabbadabba 12y agoThe opposite occurred in the vast majority of cases -- people challenged gay marriage bans and won in court. And many states legalized same-sex marriage simply by virtue of being within a federal circuit that had ruled on the issue.
- freehunter 12y agoRight, what I was trying to get at was the Minnesota case isn't that different. They just didn't have the law being challenged in a federal court. In other cases, the law was changed and then it was taken to court. It's not like the courts just decided to make a ruling out of the blue.