A gay couple in Florida were refused drivers licenses last year after they changed their legal names, because Florida did not have marriage equality at the time. The couple now have their new driver licenses with their name changes, so Florida has now legalized driving while gay.
Meanwhile, the American Family (their families, not yours) Association has called for Justices Kagan and Ginsburg to recuse themselves from the marriage equality cases now before the Court.
From the AFA:
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement that it will hear the issue, American Family Association (AFA, www.afa.net) says Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg should recuse themselves from making any same-sex marriage decisions because they have both conducted same-sex marriage ceremonies.
“Both of these justices’ personal and private actions that actively endorse gay marriage clearly indicate how they would vote on same-sex marriage cases before the Supreme Court,” said AFA President Tim Wildmon. “Congress has directed that federal judicial officers must disqualify themselves from hearing cases in specified circumstances. Both Kagan and Ginsburg have not only been partial to same-sex marriage but they have also proven themselves to be activists in favor of it. In order to ensure the Court’s integrity and impartiality, both should recuse themselves from same-sex marriage cases. Congress has an obligation to Americans to see that members of the Supreme Court are held to the highest standards of integrity. The law demands it, and the people deserve it.”
AFA sent an Action Alert to its one million-plus supporters, asking them to write a letter to their members of Congress, urging them to remind members of the nation’s highest court of their charge to maintain impartiality.
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One wonders if they believe that Scalia and Thomas should also recuse themselves from hearing the marriage equality cases. Neither has been particularly secretive about how they feel about marriage equality or LGBT people, in general.