On Monday, the Supreme Court denied a request from county clerk turned anti-gay gadfly Kim Davis to reconsider and overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision recognizing same-sex couples’ constitutional right to marry. There were no noted dissents. It is not remotely surprising that the justices turned away Davis’ petition: There probably aren’t five votes to reconsider Obergefell today—and even if there were, this zombie case would be a terrible vehicle for doing so. No one should assume that gay equality is safe at the Supreme Court. But for now, at least, the Republican-appointed justices seem to prefer indirect assaults on the rights of gay Americans over a head-on attack on their core constitutional freedoms.
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Was it the hair?
Sort of. It was actually difficult to tell given the volume of burps and hiccups made by Kavanaugh, but there was an intelligible “frumpy bitch” that had 5 of them nodding solemnly before declining the case.
Sounds about right. Frumpy Bitch sounds like a good name for a cheap, high-ABV Appalachian cider.
Ok, you win. What did I do to you? XD
I do think that her not being exactly, ahem, all that telegenic/photogenic does not help.