More Than 300 Republicans Call on Supreme Court to Recognize Gay Marriage Nationally (7)

http://time.com/3734626/gay-marriage-supreme-court-republicans/ The article "More Than 300 Republicans Call on Supreme Court to Recognize Gay Marriage Nationally" is an article by Zeke J. Miller, published March 5, 2015. Recently, Republicans have taken a huge step forward to amass a brief to the Supreme Court in support of legalizing gay marriage. The brief is specifically targeted at four cases that are about to return to the Supreme Court, and could eventually aid in the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage. Among the signatories are 23 current and former Republicans members of the House of Representatives and Senate and seven current and former Governors. Sens. Susan Collins and Mark Kirk have signed onto the brief, as has Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. Other notables include former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal and billionaire GOP mega-donor David Koch. As of the day that this article was published, the brief had amassed 303 signatures. Fortunately (for the Republicans), it is unlikely that Conservative voters will be too angered by Republican support of same-sex marriage. This relates to our class because at the moment, we are studying the Constitution and its applications within the government. This brief to the courts shows the Constitutional responsibilities given to the Judicial branch of the state and federal governments. Of course, the Supreme Court essentially states the law of the land in regard to same-sex marriage and other such cases, including abortion, so if they were to rule that the currently upheld marriage bans in various states were unconstitutional, there would be little that could be done to change the ruling. Although I agree with Republicans and Conservatives on very few things, this is one development I definitely support. Same-sex marriage is one of the only topics on which I agree with (some of) my Republican friends. For many Republicans, I believe this support is not so much support for homosexuals, but the belief that no one should have a say in whether or not you can get married. I know people on both sides of that; support based on the people vs. support because no one should be able to tell you who you can and can't marry. As far as how I feel about this: go Republicans!