Earlier this year, I had written about how a family member overheard their leftist workers lamenting the U.S. Supreme Court looking to overturn the legality of same-sex marriage. I had literally heard nothing about this, so I decided to put forth some research. As I dug further, I learned that there were toothless state legislative resolutions desiring to make such a union illegal, but little else. OK, much ado about nothing.
Later on there was a petition to SCOTUS requesting them to hear a case to overturn the 2015 landmark ruling Obergefell v. Hodges, which essentially legalized gay marriage nationwide. Once again, there was gnashing of teeth among leftists fearing the "MAGA court" would fulfill President Donald Trump's desires to take rights away. As an aside, what a damning indictment on our education system that so many Americans don't realize that petitioning a court does not mean an actual case is being heard.
But I digress.
On Monday, SCOTUS officially responded to the aforementioned petition.
The Supreme Court has turned down a bid to have the justices revisit the court’s landmark decision a decade ago that guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage nationwide.
The high court on Monday turned down a petition from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who objected on religious grounds to issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Davis urged the court to use a lawsuit against her as a vehicle to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in all states.
No justice noted any dissent or released any opinion as the court rejected Davis’ case in a routine order list.
Back in August, conservative commentator Guy Benson (himself a gay man) was spot on as to how this faux controversy would conclude.
I called it. With social media blowing up & doomy headlines blaring, I received a lot of pushback/grief for rationally rejecting the panic p*rn. But I was right. For those who bought into the fear, it’s important to remember who was misleading & misinforming you — and who wasn’t: pic.twitter.com/n2ENvFtbWC
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) November 10, 2025
The left started with a conclusion that Trump is a fascist, so they had to generate narratives (no matter how far fetched) which validated that belief. Hence the ginning up of a (as Guy so eloquently put it) "moral panic" over an issue which has been long settled.
The problem with this type of fear mongering is it puts lives in peril given there are leftists literally willing to kill those who they believe are a threat to the prog orthodoxy. So not only was this latest panic p0rn completely baseless, it was downright irresponsible and dangerous.
Oh well, on to the next existential crisis.
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