Tag Archives: Arkansas

Thanks to the Duggars, this will fuel repeal campaigns nationwide.

Fayetteville city officials are predicting a large turnout for today’s repeal vote, which is unusual for a single-issue special ballot, but not surprising considering how inflamed the anti-gay side is. Of the 49,000 registered voters in Fayetteville, about 10% voted early. According to Becky Lewallen, the Washington County Clerk, 4,494 people cast their ballot Dec. 2, 3, 4, 5 and …

Back in August, we all watched into the wee hours of the morning as the Fayetteville City Council endured ten hours of vicious and ugly public comments before approving its LGBT rights ordinance by a 6-2 vote. Anti-gay groups and local churches immediately launched a petition campaign to put the issue to public vote, which is happening today. Last month …

Clip recap: “More victories this week in some very conservative states. We’re now closer than ever to the start of marriage in Arkansas and Mississippi. Florida is refusing to issue drivers’ licenses to a couple after they married and changed their last name. And support for marriage has skyrocketed in Wyoming.”

“This is another example of judicial tyranny. Arkansans voted overwhelmingly to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Their elected officials voted for that definition when they passed Arkansas’ Defense of Marriage Act. By issuing this ruling, one federal judge is saying seventy-five percent of Arkansas voters and lawmakers do not matter. If that isn’t tyranny, …

“The federal judiciary has mutated into a gargantuan beast, looming over liberty, freedom and the Constitution itself, and imposing its own benighted and twisted version of morality on the entire country with no legal, statutory, constitutional or moral authority. But it has no police force it can order to arrest or detain anyone. If its unconstitutional rulings are ignored, what …

Via the Associated Press: A federal judge has struck down Arkansas’ gay marriage ban, which could pave the way for county clerks to eventually resume issuing licenses. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled Tuesday in favor of a pair of same-sex couples who had challenged the 2004 constitutional amendment and an earlier state law defining marriage as between a man …

“As you may have already heard, the Duggar family – stars of the hit TV Show 19 Kids and Counting – have come under attack from bullying activists and radicals simply because of the Duggars’ strong pro-family witness both on and off their show. I ask you to take a moment today to join me in showing your support for …

Things have just gotten underway in Arkansas: The oral arguments are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., according to a spokesperson for the Arkansas Supreme Court. After arguments end, opinions on the case are typically issued within a few weeks. With this case, an official opinion is expected to come within four or five weeks after arguments end, the spokesperson …

From the Family Research Council: Are you ready to make your voice heard to the Arkansas Supreme Court about the sanctity of marriage? Are you tired of judges running roughshod over the will of Arkansas’ voters? If you are, then I want to invite you to an important rally on the Capitol Steps in Little Rock. On Wednesday, November 19, …

Back in August, the city council of Fayetteville, Arkansas voted 6-2 to approve a sweeping LGBT rights ordinance after a live-streamed ten-hour public debate that was hotly followed into the wee hours of the morning by many of you here. Four weeks later local haters had gathered enough petition signatures to force the issue onto a referendum that will be …

Cotton is a darling of the Tea Party and was first elected to the House in 2012.

Clip recap: The future of Florida’s marriage ban is hanging in the balance, with a big ruling that could allow marriage to start any day now. Anti-gay groups are still spending tons of money in multiple states, but they’re not getting much out of it. And there’s an election this week could determine the future of marriage in multiple southwestern …

The above Anonymous Twitter account with 1.3 million followers claims to have spotted Tea Party hero and US Senate candidate Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) in the crowd at the popular DC gay bar JR’s. I’ve looked at the photos of Cotton that come up on Google Image and just can’t tell from the shot posted to Foursquare. According to Wikipedia, …

This is separate from another Arkansas case that a federal court will hear that same day.  Also on November 20th is the hearing on the Montana case. Three marriage hearings on one day. Zoom!

Via the Associated Press: A federal judge has set a hearing for next month in a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ gay marriage ban. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker on Monday scheduled a Nov. 20 hearing over competing motions in the lawsuit challenging a 2004 constitutional amendment and earlier laws defining marriage as between a man and a woman. A group of …

Via the Associated Press: A federal judge has denied Arkansas’ request to delay proceedings in a lawsuit challenging the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.  Attorney General Dustin McDaniel earlier this year asked the court to put the case on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case involving Utah’s gay marriage ban. Last week, the high court …

The Arkansas Supreme Court today rejected a delay request by state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, setting the stage for a ruling in the appeal of the case that allowed 500 same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses before a stay was issued in May. Marriages were stopped for the first time when it was learned that the overturn of the state …