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Prop 8 Decision Just Another Stop for Marriage Equality Express
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California Supreme Court is set to render a decision in a suit that seeks to overturn the gay marriage ban that passed in November. The Court is expected to post its decision by 10 am PDT on Tuesday, May 26.
Also hanging in the balance is the fate of 18,000 marriages that took place prior to the enactment of the ban.
Proponents of gay marriage have organized events for tomorrow night, content to be determined by the court's actions.
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The outcome of this case is undoubtedly important to California residents, especially those at risk of having their marriages torn asunder, but in the big picture, the ruling is just one piece in a puzzle that America has already figured out the answer to.
Just a few weeks ago, Maine became the 5th state to legalize gay marriage, and New York's assembly passed a law ending marriage discrimination that now needs state senate approval. With the support of Governor Paterson and NY City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, the measure stands an excellent chance.
Aside from the momentum of gay marriage laws, there also seems to be an improvement in messaging by Democrats on this issue, exemplified by Maine Governor John Baldacci's remarks upon signing Maine's law:
For the sake of those 18,000 marriages, I hope the court overturns Prop 8 tomorrow. If it doesn't, I hope they keep their rings and give it a little more time. The number of people willing to stand on the wrong side of history is shrinking.
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California Supreme Court is set to render a decision in a suit that seeks to overturn the gay marriage ban that passed in November. The Court is expected to post its decision by 10 am PDT on Tuesday, May 26.Also hanging in the balance is the fate of 18,000 marriages that took place prior to the enactment of the ban.
Proponents of gay marriage have organized events for tomorrow night, content to be determined by the court's actions.
PD toolbar!
The outcome of this case is undoubtedly important to California residents, especially those at risk of having their marriages torn asunder, but in the big picture, the ruling is just one piece in a puzzle that America has already figured out the answer to.
Just a few weeks ago, Maine became the 5th state to legalize gay marriage, and New York's assembly passed a law ending marriage discrimination that now needs state senate approval. With the support of Governor Paterson and NY City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, the measure stands an excellent chance.
Aside from the momentum of gay marriage laws, there also seems to be an improvement in messaging by Democrats on this issue, exemplified by Maine Governor John Baldacci's remarks upon signing Maine's law:
"In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions," Baldacci said. "I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage."Americans have long signaled an acceptance of marriage rights for gay people, and their resistance to semantic equality is recently waning.
For the sake of those 18,000 marriages, I hope the court overturns Prop 8 tomorrow. If it doesn't, I hope they keep their rings and give it a little more time. The number of people willing to stand on the wrong side of history is shrinking.
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mrspoosammy
7:17PM May 25th 2009
I HATE QUEERS-ALWAYS HAVE-ALWAYS WILL
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Mike
8:23PM May 25th 2009
Then you will die in ignorance.
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(5) bruce and alan
12:18AM May 26th 2009
just how many gay people do you know? you say you hate queers. i would bet money on the fact you dont knwo any at all and never have. ignorance is very easy to see. you are giving a lot of power to people you have no contact with. you will feel better if yo ulet go of the hate. it is your hate and it only hurts you.
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(2) markeschu
12:23PM May 26th 2009
Yet another hater, AOL seems to be full of them.
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(2) goldazman
7:35PM May 25th 2009
All unions recognized by government, straight or gay, should be registered as civil unions with equal protection under the law. Marriage is a religious institution, recognized by some denominations, and rejected by others...that is their right. If your religious affiliation doesn't recognize your particular union, my advice is to find a denomination that does, and welcomes you with open arms.
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(5) johndlevan9
6:58AM May 26th 2009
It's BOTH a civil and religious institution. Or why else are we having this discussion?
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(1) Mrs. Stevens
5:58PM May 27th 2009
Silly golda --
Civil marriage is a civil union already. The only change that needs to be made is in the ignorance of the law of people like you.
Of course, if you want for yourself something other than the international gold standard of civil unions that civil marriage is, who would I be to stand in your downwardly mobile way but, please, leave me out of it. I want the real deal -- the one that's transportable across international borders, etc., the one that was good enough for us all since the Pilgrims figured out that the Dutch system of separate civil marriage and religious marriage was a good thing and brought it to these shores. (In fact, as they couldn't afford to bring a preacher at first, they had ONLY civil marriage in the early days of the colony.)
Civil marriage is a civil union already. The only change that needs to be made is in the ignorance of the law of people like you.
Of course, if you want for yourself something other than the international gold standard of civil unions that civil marriage is, who would I be to stand in your downwardly mobile way but, please, leave me out of it. I want the real deal -- the one that's transportable across international borders, etc., the one that was good enough for us all since the Pilgrims figured out that the Dutch system of separate civil marriage and religious marriage was a good thing and brought it to these shores. (In fact, as they couldn't afford to bring a preacher at first, they had ONLY civil marriage in the early days of the colony.)
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(1) Janine
8:31PM May 25th 2009
There is that which is legislated -- and that which is fact. If the Supreme Court overturns the will of the people -- there are only so many people who you can drag in to court. We will shun, we will thwart, we will evade, we will not accept...... we will fight back. Believe it.
I will always view "marriage" between same sex as a laughable insanity, foisted upon the sane by the deviant. And I'm not alone by a very long shot.
I will always view "marriage" between same sex as a laughable insanity, foisted upon the sane by the deviant. And I'm not alone by a very long shot.
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(-6) markeschu
12:34PM May 26th 2009
It is not the will of the people, just your unsupported generalization and bigotry in action.
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(2) Michelle
11:19PM May 26th 2009
just because you are not alone on this mindset, doesn't make it right. There are countless people out there without a brain.
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(1) gmolurus
9:04PM May 25th 2009
The supporters of prop 8 got their wish by having it voted upon by the people. The voters said no. Now they want the supreme court to overturn the voters decision? Is this to be the fate of all un-politically correct decisions that the majority of the population support?
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(1) Blogsurfer
9:59PM May 25th 2009
"Americans have long signaled an acceptance of marriage rights for gay people, and their resistance to semantic equality is recently waning." What grown man is called Tommy? Hey, Tom! Get your facts straight. Or.. Get facts from the straights! Or... Get straight!
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(-2) Janine
2:45AM May 26th 2009
I lived in West Hollywood -- I'm not ignorant -- quite the contrary. I only wish I could give a snapshot to
America which did not include the "Hey look at us we're just like you" Gays trolled out by the media. I got a good up close look at deviancy in action............ It isn't pretty.
You can fool some of the people.......
But more of us are on to you every day.... and growing.
America which did not include the "Hey look at us we're just like you" Gays trolled out by the media. I got a good up close look at deviancy in action............ It isn't pretty.
You can fool some of the people.......
But more of us are on to you every day.... and growing.
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(1) kathy
3:17AM May 26th 2009
I have no problem with civil unions between gay people. My problem is with who is passing to put it into law, in these other states that passed it, it was the Legislators NOT THE PEOPLE that voted it in. If the people had gone and voted it in then it would be RIGHT, but for the Legislators to jam it down our throats is another thing. The California Supreme Court should pass it back to the state and let it stand.
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(2) magnatta
10:59AM May 26th 2009
First you were upset that so called liberal activist judges were making gay marriage legal. Now you are upset that state legislatures in democratic voting are making gay marriage legal. You can't have it both ways people! It only goes to show that if people in a referendum made it legal, you would be upset about that too. Anyway, we are a democratic REPUBLIC, not a DEMOCRACY. Just because a lynch mob is in the majority, does not MAKE the mob RIGHT. We protect minorites in this country from the tyranny of the majority. That's why we have a sytem of checks and balances. Thank god for that, considering how petty, misguided, bigoted and irrational the majority can be at times. The Founding Fathers knew and were afraid of just that. We are a long way from being socialist, but not so far from being a right wing, theocratic, authoritarian state like Iran sometimes, given the far right Christian views of some people in this great nation of ours.
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(3) Richard
9:18AM May 26th 2009
The whole country is fading fast with what was America and is rushing full steam ahead into (not to be misplaced) a brave new world. There is an underlying current brewing in this country with the majority of Americans...I truly fear what may be coming. Regarding this one issue, I am against the term Gay 'Marriage'
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(-2) stopfamilyabuse
6:10AM May 26th 2009
The gay community continues to be used by enemies of freedom to destabilize the United States. Hitler's "Storm Troopers" were mostly gay. He used their passion and zeal to catapult him to power. When he became Chancellor in 1933, he used the newly formed "SS" murder them all while at a castle resort celebration their triumpt. Rhoem was the exception. He was allowed to shoot himself in the head. Then, Hitler declared homosexuality illegal and put its advocates in concentration camps. I am fearful for their safety after they enable a leftist-led takeover of the United States.
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(-2) RIChris
7:53AM May 26th 2009
When the courts overrule the majority, it is no longer a Democracy. If the court decisions are on the side of the liberal agenda, the ACLU is silent, otherwise.........
Hypocrisy rules.
Hypocrisy rules.
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(3) foreqtew
8:46AM May 26th 2009
there is no such thing as civil marriage...the govt can be in the business of civil union defining, but Holy Matrimony should be a matter of religious freedom....where are all the separation of Church and State voices now? It should be an unconstitutional mixing of State and Church for the govt to mandate regarding marriage.
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(-2) Carlos
7:35AM May 29th 2009
What well meaning people do not realize is that homosexual marriage is just one more step by the powerful and well connected homosexual power movement. They will not be satisfied with marriage..just as they were not satisfied with legally recognized partnerships. Next will be the push..the demand ..to bring children into these relationships followed by the incorporation of rules and laws mandating the installation of programs and curricula in school and special accomodations and protections for the so called 'children' of homosexuals. Society must protect itself from this seemingly benevolent push for so called ..rights..when in fact this is a well crafted push for political power based on a natural aberration. Homosexuality offers nothing to society and is increasingly becoming a lifestyle choice rather than an accident of birth. It is one of history's great lies and its time of heterosexual society to wake up to what is occurring and push back. The average homosexual is better educated, better housed, more politically connected, owns more property and businesses and is born with more trust funds than the average straight black yet they continue to play the civil and equal rights game. Wake up people!
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