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Colorado voters passed Amendment J, removing language from the state constitution that defined marriage exclusively as a union between one man and one woman.

This 2006 provision, previously enshrined by Amendment 43, conflicted with the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

Supporters, including LGBTQ+ advocacy group One Colorado, argue that Amendment J safeguards same-sex marriage in the state if federal protections are ever overturned.

Opponents, like Focus on the Family and the Colorado Catholic Conference, uphold traditional marriage definitions, asserting that marriage should reflect biological complementarity and support children’s well-being through both maternal and paternal roles.

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[–] [email protected] 110 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Will be overruled by national ban next year.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

just like that? the governors don't have a say in that?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Nope. Federal law is solely up to Congress to make it and the President to sign it (and the Supreme Court to review if someone sues). Governors only affect state law, and federal law supercedes state law.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

whelp and Congress, President and SCOTUS being in the hands of Republicans... this gonna get very uncomfortable

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Uncomfortable? People are going to die macniel.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Already have been. It'll just get worse now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tell that to the states that have legalized recreational marijuana, while marijuana is still a federally Class 1 controlled substance

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Selective enforcement is not something we should aim for.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why not, in this reality we live in? Not in the ideal make-believe reality, in the current reality. Why shouldn't we aim for it, especially when it comes to this, knowing that all three branches of the federal government are going to go a particular way? Even if it sets a bad precedence, screw it. Save lives now, rather than chase an ideal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because it's already being used to oppress minorities.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

So what you're saying is, if there new federal government says to round up the Hispanics, Muslims, gays and trans people and put them in camps, States should comply, because there shouldn't be exceptions?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

States' rights are only valid as long as they support the Republican agenda...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The civil war was about states' rights

States' rights to force other states to return escaped slaves. Slaves were taking the underground railroad to the north where slavery wasn't enforced. The South responded by demanding the North return the escaped slaves.

The civil war was about bullying left wing states into violating their own laws to conform to what conservative states demanded of them.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Others have answered, but the reason why "states' rights" don't matter at the Federal level is the Supremacy Clause. States can be more restrictive than the Federal government, but cannot be more lax/loose. An interesting aside is the states that have legalized marijuana usage, where the Federal government has (as of yet) not cracked down on that. It is within constitutional power to do so, but just hasn't.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

woah, thanks for the lesson.

Perhaps a federation would be more suited for America instead of one government that decides for all even though every state has its own set of problems?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's how it was designed. The federal government was supposed to be a weak organization only to organize between states and other countries. In practice, the federal government gradually increased its own power, culminating in the Supreme Court affirming it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Damn but thanks again :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

This was a massive debate for the first decades of the country.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Can't you game that law by just phrasing permissive laws as strict?

"It is illegal for any officer of the law to make arrest or conviction based on marijuana consumption or possession".

Boom. You're being more restrictive, not being more loose.

[–] spidermanchild 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lawyers hate this one weird trick! That wouldn't work because you're not actually being more "strict", you're still in opposition to the federal law. Being more "strict" means you're still in compliance with federal law, you just do extra stuff on top. Semantics can't change that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh no, we definitely follow federal law. Marijuana possession is 100% illegal here and anyone who smokes pot should know they are very naughty! We just don't allow cops to do anything about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sort of, yes. Your example, as passed as a state law, would bind state officers, but not federal officers.

And in fact, New Hampshire passed a law barring state officers from enforcing federal firearms law. If the feds want to be more restrictive than the state, they'll have to do that work themselves. https://newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/sununu-signs-bill-barring-state-enforcement-of-federal-firearms-laws/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

As long as the Supreme Court agrees that that is restrictive, sure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

But states rights!!!!!!!!! /s

[–] jballs 67 points 1 month ago (3 children)

While voting for this, I was shocked that the ban on gay marriage passed on 2006. Reminded me that even though we've had some shithead leaders over the years, at least we're making some progress.

[–] Mouselemming 19 points 1 month ago

California passed Proposition 8 (one man one woman)in 2008! Thankfully we saw sense, and this time we passed Prop 3 (the right to marry is a fundamental right/ equal protection).

We may be a little screwy about the number line, but hopefully we're still a bastion of humanity.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Well, give it a few months, trump will remove it all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

That was just 3 years after homosexuality was legalized. They were still reacting from Lawrence v TX and prepping for the push for marriage Equality.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same thought when I read about Missouri voting for access to abortion, and for Republicans.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm just so dumbfounded by how many progressive constitutional amendments got passed but voted Republican.

I just can't comprehend someone saying, "You know, this asshole took away my abortion rights but since I'm voting to restore them, I guess he should get another shot."

These people think that abortion amendments are going to hold when their dear leader is in the White House.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Americans are morons. That's it.

Apparently Trump's numbers are same compared to 2020 but something like 14 million Biden voters chose to stay home than vote for Harris.

Absolute fuckwits.

Edit: Trump lost 3 million voters compared to 2020.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

democrats were warned during biden's campaign in 2020 they (the left) wouldn't do it again for them. and you're surprised that they followed through when presented with a genocidal candidate? :shocked pikachu:

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, yes, I am surprised that they sat on their asses and tacitly chose the even more genocidal candidate.

I get not wanting to make the choice between eating dirt or wet shit, but sitting this one out was just asking for wet shit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You were warned. You decided to hold your nose and believe the polls that everything was close and would be okay if you just high handed brow beat people enough.

You are as much to blame as Harris' campaign because you're comfortable with supporting a genicide. Please go touch grass, do some shrooms, whatever you need to do to connect with your community.

You gave Harris and biden permission to behave this way and you caused this just as much as they did.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's already delusional to think you helped by not voting, but I'm not gonna listen to a dipshit who's just gonna sit on their ass and blame anyone who actually tried to protect the rights of queer communities. Fuck off.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

yawn yet here you are. And I did vote. Sadly i must waste my time educating you dweebs who gladly support genocidal monsters across the board.

Want to win? You should have shut your mouths over lesser evil nonsense and told harris to fuck off with the genocide nonsense. Maybe the democrats would have won. At least the news cycles wouldn't have been a never ending stream of 'harris shits on her base'

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Since when is Trump DNC candidate?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Article didn't say - how much did it pass by?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Looked it up myself - they're still counting votes but as of now 63.8% of voters supported it.