Discussion: Is This The Funniest Footnote Ever In A Federal Court Ruling?

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Discussion for article #228556

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No S,D and RR? I’m going home.

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This decision will affect every state covered by the 9th Circuit—except Hawaii, which is in a different position, having legalized gay marriage last December.

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Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.

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I know it’s just anecdotal, but the only same-sex married couple I know have a 7 year old daughter. They’re two of the nicest, most caring people you’ll ever meet, and their daughter is brilliant and well-behaved.

They are a picture perfect family, and if you obscured the gender of the parents when describing them, any anti-gay marriage bigot would absolutely agree. Why it matters that the parents are both female instead of male and female is a matter of (incredibly skewed) personal preference, and last I checked human rights weren’t supposed to be subject to personal preference in this country.

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“Tried to rebut”? Rather did, is clear.

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We seriously doubt that allowing committed same-sex couples to settle
down in legally recognized marriages will drive opposite-sex couples to
sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll.

Damn.

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Burr-neener-neener-NEE-ner-neener-neener-neener-NEE-ner-neener-neener-nee-Burr-neener!

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Really! I mean, what’s the point otherwise? :smile:

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Uhhhhw, Ohhh, Uuuuhw Uhhhw AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW…

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Huh. Maybe the court is on to something.

I took plenty of drugs and banged lots of dancers when I was touring with dance companies and worked in rock and roll for 30 years. Me and my non same sex wife had children who all turned out to become doctors and engineers.

My point being that if you can’t serve as a good example serve as a horrible warning.

Also Butch Otter or Femme Otter or whatever your name is, go fuck yourself.

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I can’t believe someone would actually use that argument and think they wouldn’t get mocked.

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Maybe Gov. Otter is just concerned that keeping gay marriage banned is the only thing stopping him from adopting a robust cocaine habit and prostitution ring?

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That’s because we’ll be too busy with the apocalypse for sex, drugs and rock & roll.

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participate in time-consuming hobbies

Thanks to the gay some people can’t stop philating…

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This is a ruling about ‘sex and drugs and music with rocks in it…well, one out of three ain’t bad’

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Twenty freaking years at least in courts they’ve been using that argument. The mockery is of recent origin. But very welcome to hear at last.

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“take on demanding work schedules, and participate in time-consuming hobbies.”

Butch Otter… a trust fund baby who’s never had to work a day in his life and can pay for whatever he needs, so never learned to be curious about life and want to engage in ‘time-consuming hobbies’.

What a douche-bag.

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haha…and just today I was thinking “Obama mmmmmMao Mao Obama mmmmmMao Mao…”…I kid you not…was trying to find a place to use it in a joke, but couldn’t find one.

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The point continues to be made that no one opposed to marriage equality can show ANY harm from allowing the practice. They can demonstrate that they’ll be offended, but that’s not something the Constitution prohibits. Personally I’m pretty offended by members of the Religious Right and the Tea Party claiming to actually be human beings…but I get over it. Gross Stupidity offends me a lot…but that doesn’t make it illegal.

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