Add Florida to marriage equality states

The United States Supreme Court has refused to stop same-sex marriages in Florida, thus opening the door to licenses being issued on January 5th.

A U. S. District Court judge had ruled that the Forida ban on same-sex marriage violates the U. S. Constitution's equal protection clause, but had put a stay on implementation of his ruling pending appeal.

That stay has now been lifted.   The ruling on merits of the case could still be over-turned, but that is very unlikely.    With a growing number of states where SCOTUS has refused to step in, it seems inevitable that their ultimate decision on marriage equality will be to make it legal in all states.

Ralph