Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Judge Lifts Ban, and Gay Weddings Begin in Florida
On January 5, 2015, Florida became the 36th state to allow gay couples to get married. The Republican party with leadership of Jeb Bush (the state's former governor) had an interesting comment. Do you think republicans are becoming more accepting towards same sex marriage? What do you think will happen now that Florida allows same sex marriage? Will this change the minds of other states?
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Jeb Bush's comment was definitely interesting and bit unexpected. As much as I would like to believe that this means Republicans are becoming more accepting, the very radical Republicans probably don't share the same view as Jeb Bush. I'm very proud of Florida for doing this. Hopefully this might spark a movement for the rest of the 14 states that haven't jumped into the bandwagon. Unfortunately, it still might be a few more years for all 50 states to join on in. But still, progress is progress and I'm glad progress is happening.
ReplyDeleteIt is great that Florida has joined other states to make a total of 36 that allow gay marriage. I agree with Carolanne that Jeb Bush's comment was interesting and unexpected. I do not however, think that Republicans are becoming more accepting of gay marriage they are becoming more excepting of the fact that there is little they can do about it.
ReplyDeleteJeb's running for president, he HAS to support gay marriage now in 2015, which will prevent the democrats from taking the gay vote in 2016, at least not from him. Believe it or not there are many gay people who are fiscally conservative. Gaining their vote will help him win in 2016 if he runs(I hope he doesn't, is it too late for a third Romney run? The third times the charm right?)
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful news for Florida and for LGBTQIA communities everywhere. I'm happy to see that more Republicans are accepting gay marriage. And I think the comment at the end about ending ceremonial courthouse weddings is a reasonable compromise to respect those who object to gay marriage.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that Florida, a southern state, has lifted the ban on same-sex marriage. Jeb Bush's comment was unexpected, but it is 2015, and sam-sex marriage is becoming more and more socially acceptable whether conservatives like it or not. I would hope that this would influence other southern states to do the same, but it will definitely be a challenge.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to see the legality of gay marriage spreading, especially into the South. Jeb Bush's comment is definitely unexpected but (in a weird way) uplifting. It is 2015; strong opposers of gay marriage are going to have to learn to get over it. They can disagree all they want, but it's honestly not going to change anything and it seems that conservatives are beginning to realize that.
ReplyDeleteJeb Bush didn't reject gay marriage in his statement, but he didn't exactly support it either. It was a vague statement to me and I'm assuming he intended it that way in order to prevent the alienation of either Democrats or Republicans as he pushes to run for president. While Florida is a southern state, I don't believe that its legalization of gay marriage is going to change the minds of ultra-conservative states. Florida may be southern, but it has voted Democratic in the past. It is not as conservative as the other southern states.
ReplyDeleteJeb Bush definitely issued his comments with the coming elections at the forefront of his mind. He cannot risk alienating any voters if he hopes to win. This is just like the class discussion we had regarding how politicians always drift to the center during times of election. Another thing I would like to note about this article is the graphic near the middle. It shows that many southern states are still against same sex marriage while many of the northeastern states have allowed it. This is not surprising regarding the religious conservatism in the south. Finally, I am of the opinion that I do not have any right to tell anyone who they can or cannot marry. While I am puzzled that some believe they do, i neither disregard the opposite opinion as ridiculous or become angry with people who have that opinion. However shouldn't a decision like this be decided by a majority vote or referendum. If a judge made the final decision, how many people were involved? Does anyone know?
ReplyDeleteI feel that Jeb Bush's comment is hardly a sign that Republicans are becoming more accepting toward same-sex marriage. What he said was that he was going to abide by the law, not that he supported same-sex marriage. More likely than not Republicans will seek to use the courts to overturn these rulings that have struck down gay marriage bans. However, it is a good sign that Florida is now the 36th state to allow gay marriages. The more states that allow it, the more accepted it will become and hopefully one day all 50 states will allow same-sex marriages.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of the motives behind Jed Bush's comments, the impact of the ruling is ground shaking. Despite Florida's history as a swing state, there is no doubt that the culture of Florida is generally conservative. The fact that such a ruling could come down in such a conservative state to allow Gay marriage is a sign of the tolerance sweeping across the country. Now that a majority of states have legalized same sex marriage, presidential candidates like Jed Bush will now have to alter there stances to represent the electorate. I would not be surprised if more Republican leaders made similar statements in the future.
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