I am happy that our state government is continuing to keep its spine intact and not bow down to political pressure from down states. Alaska will not cooperate in being a safe haven for heinous acts of marriage as they apply to deviant-friendly states in the Lower 48. So long as there is no law at the federal level that forces the states to comply, I hope that the states that recognize their own rights according to the 10th Amendment continue to be inspired by Alaska's blatant defiance of the gay marriage agenda in the United States. ------------------------------ Attorney general: Alaska will continue defending same-sex marriage ban JUNEAU, Alaska Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty said he will continue to defend the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, even as federal courts around the country strike down similar bans. Geraghty said he will not make his decisions based on federal district court decisions that still must be reviewed by appellate courts and perhaps the U.S. Supreme Court, which he expects will ultimately weigh in. In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Geraghty said his personal feelings on the issue are immaterial. He said he has sworn an oath to uphold the constitution and the law of the land. Alaska voters in 1998 approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. "Would everybody vote the same way today? Who knows? But it's on the books," he said, adding later: "Eventually, as I said, one day there will be guidance. I'm sure one day there will be a decision one way or the other. And when that happens, obviously we will comply with the decision." Joshua Decker, interim director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska, said Wednesday that he was disappointed with Geraghty's position. He said citizens, judges and legislatures "are all recognizing that these types of bans are both un-American and unconstitutional. We would hope that our elected officials would recognize that and recognize that that type of discrimination does not have a place up here in Alaska." In the past year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that prevented legally married same-sex couples from receiving a range of federal benefits. Federal courts have struck down state constitutional bans in Utah, Oklahoma and just last week in Virginia, though appeals are pending or expected. And states like Illinois and Hawaii have legalized same-sex marriage. Alaska joined with 10 other states last month including Utah and Oklahoma in filing a friend of the court brief supporting the governor and attorney general of Nevada in defense of that state's same-sex marriage ban. In that filing, they argue that marriage between a man and a woman "not only reflects and maintains deep-rooted traditions of our Nation, but also furthers the public policy of encouraging biological parents to stay together for the sake of the children produced by their sexual union." "In contrast, redefining marriage as nothing more than societal validation of personal bonds of affection leads not to the courageous elimination of irrational, invidious treatment, but instead to the tragic deconstruction of civil marriage and its subsequent reconstruction as a glorification of the adult self," the filing states. "And unlike the goal of encouraging responsible procreation that underlies traditional marriage, the mere objective of self-validation that inspires same-sex marriage lacks principled limits. "If public affirmation of anyone and everyone's personal love and commitment is the single purpose of civil marriage, a limitless number of rights claims could be set up that evacuate the term 'marriage' of any meaning," the filing states. Last week, the Nevada governor and attorney general said they would not defend their state's ban when it goes before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Geraghty said he wasn't sure what the next step would be in that case one of several in which the state has filed friend of the court briefs. Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2014/02/19/3333971/ag-to-continue-defending-same.html#storylink=cpy Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2014/02/19/3333971/ag-to-continue-defending-same.html#storylink=cpy
He knows it's inevitable, you could read that from the language he used. "Would everybody vote the same way today? Who knows? But it's on the books," he said, adding later: "Eventually, as I said, one day there will be guidance. I'm sure one day there will be a decision one way or the other. And when that happens, obviously we will comply with the decision." Even he knows what's coming.
I assume by "heinous acts of marriage," you mean things like adultery and divorce, you know, things that actually do more damage to the institution of marriage itself.
Yeah, sounds familiar.... - - - Updated - - - Yeah, paco and his Alaskan friends are going to ban Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich from coming to Alaska.
Heh, I love these things: Slavery, Jim Crow laws, Japanese/German/Italian internment, Native American removal.....all the deep-rooted traditions of this nation
And again, don't forget...so many of these "traditional Christian values" folks....are big fans of Rush Limbaugh (on his FOURTH marriage).... Newt Gingrich (on his THIRD marriage to his SECOND mistress from a previous marriage)..... and Sarah Palin, whose "family values" resulted in her becoming a Grandma because Bristol liked wine coolers and "spooning" with her loser boyfriend.
You misunderstood what Geraghty said. Until there is a decision made at the federal level, which as of right now is impossible due to the simple fact that no marriage laws exist at the federal level to enforce gay marriage in all 50 states, Alaska will not be one of those states that allows same-sex marriage. Period. The state of Alaska complied with the due process clause of the 14th Amendment by amending the Alaska Constitution via a vote of the people, which completely eliminates the 14th Amendment argument that the gay marriage advocates love to use. Alaska is also a part of the same 9th District federal court system as California, so can someone explain to me why the big SCOTUS decision last summer to allow gay marriages in California didn't apply to Alaska in the least?
