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The safety and well being of the child is this judge’s second priority, his first is bigotry.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/judge-refused-let-lesbian-moms-adopt-silliest-reason-gets-shut-supreme-court/
Ipostedthegif
The saddest part is that this "old fashioned" judge will continue to rule on things with his "old fashioned" bias and continue to fuc people
mity0k23
“The way I am prevents me from letting you be the way YOU are” should be a disqualification for judges
AMBM2
“Well maybe call me old fashioned, because I’m a homophobic bigot and “old fashioned” sounds better then the truth”
Giantmutantcrab
So, a conservative doing his very best to prevent people that are "other" from being happy. What a surprise. Disgusting, vile, petty POS.
NaughtyCannibal
P.O. Box 695
Hartington
Nebraska
68739
Phone
(402) 254-7441
Fax
(402) 254-6954
NaughtyCannibal
be aware that the letter may be read by the clerk first.
InoffensivePablum
“Old fashioned” is an awfully long and complicated way to spell “bigot”.
AnonymousMouse3
Do we really still have to deal with homophobic shit like this? In official establishments? Really?
DukeDarkwood
This is a law in Indiana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act_(Indiana) And in Colorado, gays can't buy cakes.
Jawesome19
Old fashioned means OLD ASSHOLE. Hes letting us know he is ignorant, literally refusing to change with the entire fucking world around them
ChalkCoatedDonut
Old fashioned is the term used when grandma call black people the n-word and her family laughs at it, keeping prejudice alive and growing.
obedienceispatriotism
Serious question: what course of action could be taken against judges like this? Biased and ignoring the letter of the law.
mondeca
That last paragraph killed me. "If they aren't wives, then they're roommates, and the adoption is still legal, dumbass!"
RegalX
This. According to the judge's own "law dictionary" these women are not married.
TheJustOkayGatsby
Is there any follow up for the bigots in charge of the law that fuck up in lower courts?
MellifluousJoker
Sack the judge. That's partiality and it cannot stand in a court of law.
rebuildingdrizzt3000
I would have rather been raised by gays than the shit I was raised in. Tell that judge to stfu and try being human.
Biffa90
I'd rather a kid have 2 mums or 2 dads than non of either
TheYodajen
Yea, cuz two loving and caring individuals who want to open their home to kids in need should require a penis
TopCommenter
But only one! Apparently.
TheYodajen
Yes, yes of course u r right. Babies lives matter but only if they stay in the foster care system cuz how can 2 or no penises raise kids
Dagun10
This is still happening in 2021!
BlacknCrimsonRose
And this is why gay marriage and LBGAQT+ rights need to be made federal. Their rights shouldn't be allowed to be questioned if heteros arent
brickius
Judges who do this should no longer be judges, why do they get to keep their jobs?
roberttaylor95
Judges are elected. That's both the cause and the solution.
limbodog
Old fashioned bigotry, I guess
wobblecopterrrr
Betcha can’t guess his political affiliation...
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
Whig party.
ShadeEmberi
cunt, spelled with an R
FerbIsMySpiritAnimal
I know I am one of many writing this but wtf? What madman thinks a child is better off in the system than with 2 mom's?
DukeDarkwood
Republicans, mostly.
trigger60
And I believe Arkansas is working on passing a bill that would ban trans people from receiving health care. What the fuck is going on here
GaySocialistLiberalMuslimCommieAtheist
The bigotry part of fascism in america.
AllisDashChalmersWasAnInsideJob
Long story short: flyover state confirms it is inhabitated by small-minded people. In other news, water is wet
DudeThatsRacist
Good, look out for new laws, like those in Texas, that forbid same-sex couples from adopting.
Superchief86
America is slipping backwards real fucking fast. It's scary.
MissAizea
Yep, in Arkansas the governor just signed into law, a bill that let's medical providers refuse care to LGBT
SteamingTheCat
Butbutbut my religion says it's bad! so I have to stop everyone else from doing it! What about my religious right to discriminate?
DudeThatsRacist
I'm getting fed up with fuckwits imposing their opinions on to people's behavior that in know way affects them.
Jawesome19
It makes them uncomfortable inside!!! It's different and makes them feel funny thoughts they don't wanna think about!!! God says nooooooo.
matthNoodleStar
How the fuck was this from 2021? Get your shit together Nebraska.
modi123
Some of us are trying.
matthNoodleStar
Sorry, that was harsh and I had several beers. I hope you can vote these kinds of judges out.
bigmuffin1
It's better to have a home with 2 loving LGBTQ parents than one without any love.
asianmilkspray
Having 2 moms would probably be pretty cool.
Kennleth
Like that Judge’s home?
casbott
On average, kids with gay parents do better - as they are deliberately wanted, not an accident the parent (s) is stuck with.
Kunitsu
honestly if it wasnt so hard for them to adopt in so many cases, there would likely be so many kids out of the system before aging out...
AntiProtonBoy
That’s doesn’t matter. Sky daddy says “no”.
DukeDarkwood
Show me where.
shyriath
"Sky daddy, chill."
AawesomeAardvaark
Except he doesn't actually
AntiProtonBoy
Cos he doesn’t exists.
ihopedforbetter
Well you don’t know that but it is highly probable
NZSheeps
IMPICKLERICK
Yeah but like, what the FUCK will that poor child do when they encounter the "ask your mother" paradox?!
DigiornoHasDeliveryTruck
Phone a friend
squade
But what if they don’t answer? I’d ask the audience
DigiornoHasDeliveryTruck
I already spent that on the 750,000 question
Jawesome19
He will have two parents to manipulate, same us all of us lmao
Jawesome19
She*
BedknobsAndButtplugs
Also, twice the "yo mama" jokes. Poor kid.
IMPICKLERICK
"Your moms went to college." Devastating
coffeeandprozac
"Old fashioned" is a terrible cover for "bigot". Gay couples have existed for, literally, as long as any other form of couple.
RElGNMAN
“Bigot” is a terrible cover for “idiot”. The definition of wife literally does not require a husband.
ColdSquirrel
Fun part is (from what I remember) Judges are usually elected and depending upon the jurisdiction they may never be fired
theinternetkeepsmealive
Jesus had 12 men for best friends and we're supposed to believe that none of them were fucking? Please...
bigblindguy
I don't think Jesus was fucking any of them tho... think he wasn't gay, but he DID have a thing for feet, I remember reading.
4noku
There's a theory he and Judas were doing the do.
PotatOSLament
Or the one where he and Mary Magdalene the prostitute were.
CannibalisticHedgehog
Bigot is also a less thorough word for "absolute cunting shit stain". It's a good job I don't know these ppl, I couldn't be nice.
kantaloupe
Fucking Enkidu and Gilgamesh
TeaOverdose
Yes, they were fucking.
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
"That's just the way I am, sorry," say old men who are ostensibly in control of their own actions
DoNotKnowJack
He got his BSc in 1975
ThisIsYourLifeNow
"We have 2021 and you are still acting like its 1900. Sorry, thats just how progression works. *shrugs* you are fired, dont come back"
agonarch
My favorite is 'it's unnatural!', go work on a farm for just 6 months and then try to tell me that. Gay animals is a very real thing.
ConformistWithACause
I had somebody say this to me after saying some pretty fucked up shit about them there homiesexual folk them yeehaw type dont like
TeaOverdose
Niankhnum and Khnumothep!
DrPepper523
Remind me of these...the names are ringing a bell but I don't know which one...
RivertheRoyal
Ancient Egyptian royal servants who are regarded as the first recorded gay couple. They were buried together with full rites.
DrPepper523
hyenalaughing
Manicurists
Jathine
Call me "old fashioned," but I think Imgur should be filled with pics of cute animals and scantily clad humans, not political posts.
AnAliyAiden
I think you're right imgur may as well be fb now.
CanadianSidewinder
Yup
domillomew
a glance at your post history shows you engage in a lot of political talk on imgur. maybe it's the lesbians that makes you uncomfortable.
TheMouseOfMadness
Have you tried shutting the fuck up and not injecting your own political views then?
youknowthatonepersonwiththeface
Imgur has always been democratically curated content, not "Cater to @Jathine" content. Deal with it.
Phantom1188
Equal rights are political.
Shewy92
No one forced you to click/tap this post or forced you to take time out of your day to type that comment
BoomGoesTheThermonuclearDevice
Roses are red, oil is slick, shut the fuck up, go suck a dick.
ActuallyKitty
It took more time for you to write that response then to move on to the next post.
MorrighanWolf
Imgur's been pro LGTBQ for a decade. Feck off.
ButterfaceTaintClown
found the dickhead
HolyCowDoNotEat
This is political?? Weird take
loma45
Considering that historically (and currently) politics have played a HUGE role in LGBT rights... I'd say it's fair to call it political.
coffeeandprozac
Then use the search for those things.
Goblinshopkeeper
Explain to me how a happy couple wanting to adopt an otherwise unwanted child is political. Fyi being homophobic isn't political.
CannibalisticHedgehog
If you don't think EVERYTHING in our current world is political then you're pretty blinded by something. Politics rules the world. Sadly.
HorriblyPositive
Sadly, in the US it appears to be more and more.
loma45
Of course it is. You see a massive difference between the 2 parties when it comes to LGBT rights... ergo it's political. It SHOULDN'T be.
MrTay
And what happens to the judge that knowingly ignored the law and misinterpreted it to fit his beliefs. Absolutely nothing.
InoffensivePablum
He’ll probably get a medal at the next Klan meet-uh, I mean CPAC.
GondwanaCraton
If he is elected, he can be replaced. If he is appointed, he can be replaced. AFAIK only Supreme Court judges serve for life.
Rebonack
What do you want, exactly? A good flogging for any judge who has a ruling overturned by a higher court? 's why we have appeals.
butcherfan0301
If a lawyer could get disbarred fir gross negligence, so should the judges.
Jarjarthejedi
How about an inquiry as to why he made such a blatantly obvious mistake? If I told a customer something that my boss said "didn't make any
Jarjarthejedi
sense" the /least/ I'd expect is a meeting where I'd be expected to defend my statement. And if his reason was one of personal bias rather
Jarjarthejedi
than doing his job as a judge he should be unseated. Why is accountability seen as an evil thing by you guys? I don't get it.
Rebonack
If it's considered sufficiently odious by the Nebraska congress then the judge can be impeached.
MrStealUrMeme
Do you think appeals just magically happen for free? That judge cost that couple way more money than needed. Just so he could be an ass hat!
Dagordae
Removal from office. Duh. If a judge is incapable of fulfilling their duty objectively then they are unfit for office. Appeals are supposed
Dagordae
to be for debatable minutiae, a malicious actor is not intended to remain in the position because you can maybe appeal around them. You do
Dagordae
understand that appeals simply are not an option for a majority of people. Lot of time and money few can afford.
AllisDashChalmersWasAnInsideJob
I mean, he does have to live in Nebraska. Seems like punishment enough
aFadingMemory
Nebraska was a great movie though.
AllisDashChalmersWasAnInsideJob
And I say that as an ashamed Ohio resident
meltedfaceguy
As a native Nebraskan I am ashamed of this whole ordeal, but the state has plenty of beauty and interesting places. Just have to look hard
iwrotethisonthetoilet
Surely this type of ruling demonstrates gross incompetence and so a judge should be struck off?
Usernamedies
I also bet he's not married and despise women. If he is I'm sure his wife is force into A 1950s stereotype whether she wants to be or not.
texasinja1718
If there’s one thing judges and lawyers hate it’s admonishing other judges and lawyers, he’s in the club so probably not gonna happen
Takethejump
You'd think, but, contrary to what elementary school taught me, the system is not just, or even rational.
bluesun68
Except half the country agrees with him
riplikash
No. Half the country isn't republicans and all of conservatives don't agree with this view either.
Chronozon937
Not necessarily incompetent, just outdated. Like one of those room sized computers from the 1900's. But yes if he's unable to adapt(1/2)
Chronozon937
(2/2) to the changing times and terminology then he needs to be removed.
Usernamedies
If ONLY. But alot of judges love the power and do shit like this all the time without even a slap on the wrist
TsubakiTragic
The law is an ass... old saying.
comeintokyo
*struck with a nine iron
BatmanOSX
World is changing our good, but not fast enough.
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
Ha, fat chance.
Cats2cats
He is interpreting the letter of the law. Albeit convoluted but legal to a point.
Rivenhelper
Except that as the article says, his interpretation wouldn't prevent the adoption, it would just bypass the clause about the spouse agreeing
Cats2cats
That’s the whole point. Still meeting his bases needs but delaying the law as actually written- loopholes.
Dagordae
Legal a point is code for starts legal then goes off the rails. As the Supreme Court themselves said: His logic doesn't make any sense. It's
Dagordae
internally self-contradictory, even as it's abusing letter of the law beyond reason. Arguably being legal at the start does not excuse being
Dagordae
not legal at the end. The entire point of the law is not ever leaving the realm of legal.
Cats2cats
Ya never dealt w/ back country folks have ya?
stillnotawake
Sounds like he has ghosts in his blood. Some cocaine will fix that.
BookCreaseOnFace
Sounds like his old "law dictionary" was referred to, which doesn't sound like law at all but an interpretation from 1902.
Cats2cats
It was a (probable white), elder male in a Midwestern (Bible thumping) town. If I can convolute to please my constituents kind of thing.
aFadingMemory
Yea. He's just willfully using an outdated "law dictionary" which is equivalent to just ignoring new case precedence cuz he doesn't like it.
AMBM2
Its the states, many areas elect judges rather then appoint. It is probably the dumbest method possible
PutItInNeutral
In our state judges are appointed but have to win retention through elections.
AMBM2
A bit better, but even so. The temptation would be to rule cases with what is popular rather then with what is right
PutItInNeutral
Oh, it ain't perfect. Most judges get retained just because. But every now and then a judge pisses someone off and they campaign to get...
PutItInNeutral
...them thrown out.
AMBM2
Or so I thought until trump started appointing people with barely any relevant experiance
rollerskateorgies
Where I live, we appoint judges based on whomevers hat is the tallest. I think we've got you beat!
AMBM2
Well we elect based on something being the biggest. Not hats though
DaveTheScientist
Ugh, just the thought of a judge soliciting votes and playing politics... Feels dirty.
AMBM2
Yep. Imagine court cases being decided on what’s popular and what will get votes.
DaveTheScientist
Democracy is most certainly not the best option for many systems.
Jawesome19
Yes but he's probably old as shit and has friends in all thr local places that would put anything through...also...Nebraska...
ThisIsYourLifeNow
the "friends" also have to go
uptaco
I was honestly impressed Nebraska has laws on the books allowing same-sex adoption.
monocline
As a lifelong Nebraskan I think it's more likely that it doesn't DISALLOW so much as allow...
MadHakon
I think it's more because Nebraska Republicans are an odd mix -- more business related then Jesus related. I mean look at (1)
MadHakon
Sasse and Hagel, two GOP businessmen senators that told Trump and GWB alike to fuck off