[Vision2020] Not so fast, there...

Wed Oct 8 15:25:10 PDT 2014

Scott's been known to disagree with Tom in the past.  Thus, he could
observe that the sky is blue and he would still get a nasty comment from
Tom in return.  That's how it works.

Paul

On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Sunil <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Tom,
>
> Obviously you don't comprehend that Scott agrees with you on the point
> that same-sex marriage should be recognized in Idaho.
>
> While the polls shouldn't matter,  I think changing attitudes have
> everything to do with getting to this point.
>
> Sunil
>
> ------------------------------
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 14:33:15 -0700
> To: scooterd408 at hotmail.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Not so fast, there...
>
> Mr. Dredge -
>
> You read my comments, but you fail to comprehend what is said.
>
> Perhaps I should have bolded, italicized, and underlined the significant
> portion thusly . . .
>
> To deprive *any two individuals* of such a wonderful experience extends
> beyond ignorance.
>
> Got it?
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
>
> On Oct 8, 2014, at 2:07 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> <As the numbers of those who support same-sex marriage grow (70+ percent
> at last poll), I would make this an election year topic and dare Otter to
> publicly speak out against it.>
>
> 70+ percent in favor (or against) is moot.  Rights guaranteed by the
> Constitution aren't subject to popular vote.  Since Otter is running for
> office in one of the reddest if the red states, it might get him some votes
> to vow 'I will do everything in my power to ensure that marriage remains
> between one man and one woman'.  It's akin to Obama saying he'll do
> everything in his power to ban assault weapons.
>
> <My significant other and I, in the not-too-distant past, have celebrated
> our 40th anniversary . . . celebrating forty of the most wonderful years in
> my life (if you overlook that one Saturday in Wrightstown, New Jersey).  To
> deprive any two individuals of such a wonderful experience extends beyond
> ignorance.>
>
> Congratulations.  Same sex marriage ban don't deprive same sex couples
> from being in their same sex relationship.  At issue is gender
> discrimination that denies equal rights, benefits, and protections that are
> afforded to married opposite sex couples.  Such denial violates the 14th
> amendment equal protection and 5th amendment equal liberty which is why
> bans will ultimately be struck down nationwide.
>
> ------------------------------
> From: moscowcares at moscow.com
> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 13:55:16 -0700
> To: suehovey at moscow.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Not so fast, there...
>
> As the numbers of those who support same-sex marriage grow (70+ percent at
> last poll), I would make this an election year topic and dare Otter to
> publicly speak out against it.
>
> Oops.  I almost forgot . . .
>
> Jus' like Raul Labrador during election year, Butch avoids cameras and
> microphones in October.
>
> Let me repeat what I have said before . . .
>
> My significant other and I, in the not-too-distant past, have celebrated
> our 40th anniversary . . . celebrating forty of the most wonderful years in
> my life (if you overlook that one Saturday in Wrightstown, New Jersey).  To
> deprive any two individuals of such a wonderful experience extends beyond
> ignorance.
>
> As Americans we are guaranteed three things . . . LIFE . . . LIBERTY . . .
> and (what was that third item?)
>
> Seeya at the polls, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom "Free to Be You and Me" Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
> On Oct 8, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>  Wonder what that means for the folks who got them when the offices
> opened at 8:00AM?
>
> Sue H.
>
>  *From:* Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 08, 2014 8:18 AM
> *To:* vision2020 at moscow.com
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] Not so fast, there...
>
>  Kennedy's having second thoughts...
>
>  Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Gay Marriage In Idaho, Nevada
>   by KRISHNADEV CALAMUR
> October 08, 201411:11 AM ET
>  Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has temporary blocked
> <http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/10/idaho-asks-same-sex-marriage-delay/#more-218812>
> Tuesday's appeals court decision
> <http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/07/354373981/appellate-court-strikes-down-gay-marriage-bans-in-idaho-nevada>
> that struck down bans on same-sex marriage in Idaho and Nevada.
> Officials in Idaho had filed a last-minute appeal
> <http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/14A374-Idaho-marriage-stay-applic.-10-814.pdf>
> to the Supreme Court following Tuesday's appeals court decision. In his
> order, Kennedy gave lawyers representing same-sex couples until 5 p.m.
> Thursday to respond to the appeal.
> "The order means that gay and lesbian couples will not be able to obtain
> marriage licenses in that state in the meantime," Lyle Denniston of the
> SCOTUSblog notes
> <http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/10/idaho-asks-same-sex-marriage-delay/>.
> The Associated Press adds
> <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/10/08/justice-kennedy-blocks-gay-marriage-ruling-in-idaho-nevada/?utm_content=bufferb999a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer>
> that the order also applies to Nevada.
> As we reported Tuesday, the appeals court ruling itself came a day after
> <http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/06/354053308/supreme-court-won-t-hear-gay-marriage-cases-in-new-term>
> the Supreme Court gave tacit approval to similar decisions by three other
> circuit courts. The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of those
> rulings, thereby making same-sex marriage legal in 11 states. Gay marriage
> is now permitted in 30 U.S. states.
> The AP adds that the delay in Idaho and Nevada could last just a few days.
> "The full court almost certainly would weigh in to extend the delay much
> beyond the weekend," the news service said. "That has been the justices'
> practice in other cases in which a single justice initially blocked a
> ruling from taking effect."
>
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