In response to someone saying marriage rights won't be overturned

[solarbird]

Elsewhere, someone I know said she really didn't think marriage equality would be overturned, not even in this environment. I wrote this as a response.

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First, let me say that I hope you're right.

However, one of Trump's campaign promises has been to nominate only judges approved by the Heritage Foundation.

One of the requirements to get that approval is to not just think marriage was wrongly decided, but so was Lawrence v. Texas (2003), removing the laws against queer existence. They think being LGBT in any form can be made illegal. (And, while this is not as directly stated, should be.)

Here are a couple of commentaries on that, from their website:

https://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/joseph-story-the-natural-law-and-modern-jurisprudence

https://www.heritage.org/report/judicial-usurpation-and-the-constitution-historical-and-contemporary-issues

They have about a third of the judicial system at this point filled with people who will rule against all my rights to exist, at all times.

Obviously, the same applies to Roe v. Wade, but that's a much older decision, and this one isn't. They want to, and will do their best to, make our lives a living hell at every turn, solely for the crime of existence.

This - and many other similar issues - is why McConnell refused to confirm so many judges during Obama's second term. (It wasn't just the Supreme Court.) He was keeping vacancies open in case they got lucky in 2016.

One stolen election later, here we are.

So I very much hope you're right.

But I don't think you are.

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[librarygeek]

Also worried. :-(

[armiphlage]

I am currently sheltering two LGBTQI refugees in my old apartment, who fled an oppressive country that considered them less than human. I fear I may need to install rows of bunk beds.

https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/

https://irqr.net/