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The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation. The 4-3 ruling declared that the state Constitution protects a fundamental ...
Gay Marriage Upheld in California
washingtonmonthly.comFound 65 days, 21 hours, 26 minutes, and 13 seconds agoGAY MARRIAGE UPHELD IN CALIFORNIA....As expected, the California Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, ruled today that state laws banning same-sex marriage are discriminatory:The long-awaited court decision stemmed from San Francisco's highly publicized same-sex weddings, which in 2004 helped spur. ...
dailykos.com
In a long-awaited decision that generated instant jubilation in the LGBT community and among their friends and allies, the Republican-dominated California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriage today . The 4-3 decision is here . (WARNING, 172-page pdf file.)
From the ruling (paragraphs inserted for readability):
Found 65 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes, and 57 seconds ago
defamer.com
DING-DONG! DONG-DING! The rainbow-colored smoke has emerged from the chimney atop the California Supreme Court. The Court bells, each recently adorned with a giant portrait of Dave Beckham and Posh Spice, are sounding. For it's official! Same-sex couples in our glorious, seaside state have the right to be wed! We know you have questions, so we went directly to the Defamer special correspondent on Legal Fine Print Accompanying Totally Fabulous Rulings to answer all your burning questions:
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes, and 47 seconds ago
bitchphd.blogspot.com
CA Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban .
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 55 minutes, and 3 seconds ago
scienceblogs.com
Category:
Good news for fairness, justice and equality: California has made gay marriage legal . It's a small triumph for civil rights.
Now to celebrate, I don't expect you all to run out and marry a same-sex partner - I think my wife would object, and I'm really not in the market - but wouldn't you know it? The media is responding to this news with…stupid internet polls! How else can they possibly trivialize an important court decision, after all?
The LA Times is asking, " Did the California Supreme Court make the correct decision today?
Found 65 days, 12 hours, 59 minutes, and 35 seconds ago
scalzi.com
It's on its way :
The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
But note:
The state high court's ruling was unlikely to end the debate over gay matrimony in California. A group has circulated petitions for a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to block same-sex marriage, and the Legislature has twice passed bills to authorize gay marriage. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed both.
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 55 minutes, and 2 seconds ago
susiemadrak.com
California's Supreme Court says forbidding marriage to gay couples unconstitutional. No details yet from the ruling.
UPDATE: Here's the link . What a great day!
Here's some more on the legal stuff.
Found 65 days, 12 hours, 59 minutes, and 42 seconds ago
laobserved.com
California's Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the voter-approved prohibition against same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Mayor Villaraigosa praised the ruling as the "right thing to do," and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would follow the court's direction and repeated his opposition to a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage that could be on the November ballot here. Quick legal analysis suggests the ruling is based entirely on the state constitution, so cannot be appealed to the U.S.
Found 65 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes, and 20 seconds ago
theleftcoaster.com
by Turkana
San Francisco Chronicle :
Gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California, the state Supreme Court said today in a historic ruling that could be repudiated by the voters in November.
In a 4-3 decision, the justices said the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates the "fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship." The ruling is likely to flood county courthouses with applications from couples newly eligible to marry when the decision takes effect in 30 days.
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes, and 45 seconds ago
WWW.offthekuff.com
This is one of many reasons why the current crackdown on undocumented immigrants is such a sham.
Found 369 days, 21 hours, 11 minutes ago
johnaugust.com
This morning's decision by the California Supreme Court means I no longer have to be an unwed father. And for a change, even our Governor is onboard:
I respect the court's decision and as governor, I will uphold its ruling. As I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state supreme court ruling.
Granted, he could have simply signed his name on bills when I asked him , but better late than never.
His quote refers to the dark cloud on the horizon, a ballot initiative to amend the state constitution, which is pretty much the only way to overrule the court at this point.
Found 65 days, 18 hours, 41 minutes, and 25 seconds ago
blog.brendanloy.com
This being California, there will undoubtedly be a state constitutional amendment initiative to overturn the ruling -- but, on that front, Sullivan notes : One key fact: the ruling takes effect in 30 days
- which means thousands of couples will be able to marry long before
any initiative attempts to reverse it.
Found 65 days, 7 hours, 9 minutes, and 54 seconds ago
voxday.blogspot.com
And so California skips down the lavender brick road , at least until the people of California get their chance to speak their piece via referendum:
Found 64 days, 22 hours, 40 minutes, and 35 seconds ago
blog.masslive.com
California's highest court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, ruling that it violates the state's constitution. More on this story at the LA Times .
The San Francisco Chronicle also has an update: In a 4-3 decision, the justices said the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates the "fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship." The ruling is likely to flood county courthouses with applications from couples newly eligible to marry when the decision takes effect in 30 days.
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes, and 19 seconds ago
holycoast.blogspot.com
UPDATE: SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes, and 22 seconds ago
mothertalkers.com
LA Times story
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
The state high court's ruling was unlikely to end the debate over gay matrimony in California. A group has circulated petitions for a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to block same-sex marriage, and the Legislature has twice passed bills to authorize gay marriage. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed both.
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes, and 21 seconds ago
nakedcamei.blogspot.com
The Republican-dominated California State Supreme Court overturned the state's statutory ban on gay marriage today .
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes, and 19 seconds ago
nicandthecity.wordpress.com
California's Supreme Court has ruled bans on gay marriage are unconstinutional.
Hurray !
The reaction to today's ruling outside the courthouse in San Francisco was one of jubilation as couples, once denied marriage, hugged, kissed, shouted and shook their fists at the sky. Holding up a sign that says, "Life feels different when you're married," Helen Pontac said she was beyond words.
But the fight may not be over …
The state high court's 4-3 ruling was unlikely to end the debate over gay matrimony in California.
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes, and 17 seconds ago
downwithtyranny.blogspot.com
I thought gays who wanted to enlist in the military were nuts but I certainly supported their right to be as do what they felt they had to do or wanted to do. Same with marriage. I never could quite understand why people desired to go voluntarily into that prison, especially not gays who had such an ironclad excuse. (I can't remember all the time I told guys that I would love to marry them if only... Oh, yeah, if only it was for a week.) But whether someone is straight or gay, it should be their own choice, certainly not the government's.
Found 65 days, 20 hours, 50 minutes, and 4 seconds ago
ourbodiesourblog.org
The California Supreme Court has overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage, by a vote of 4-3.
From The New York Times :
The courtâs 4-to-3 decision striking down state laws that had limited marriages to unions between a man and a woman makes California only the second state, after Massachusetts, to allow same-sex marriages. The decision, which becomes effective in 30 days, is certain to play a role in the presidential campaign.
âIn view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship,â Chief Justice Ronald M.
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slog.thestranger.com
Remember all the grief San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom got for issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples four years ago? Well …
The long-awaited court opinion, written by Chief Justice Ronald M. George, stemmed from San Francisco's highly publicized same-sex weddings, which in 2004 helped spur a conservative backlash in a presidential election year and a national dialogue over gay rights….
After a month of jubilant same-sex weddings here, the California Supreme Court intervened and ordered the city to stop issuing licenses to gay couples.
Found 65 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes, and 45 seconds ago
waveflux.net
LA Times: Three cheers for California. Gay marriage ban overturned on constitutional grounds. #
Found 65 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes, and 18 seconds ago
raisingkaine.com
For anyone who cares about the equality - NOT "special rights," as the right wing likes to claim - of all Americans, this is great news.
The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
The state high court's 4-3 ruling was unlikely to end the debate over gay matrimony in California. A group has circulated petitions for a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to block same-sex marriage, while the Legislature has twice passed bills to authorize gay marriage.
Found 65 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes, and 48 seconds ago
popandpolitics.com
News just broke that the California Supreme Court has overturned the ban on gay marriage that they initially enforced in 2004 after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom gave the green light, opening a month-long window when thousands of gay couples traveled to the Bay Area to get hitched.
The Supreme Court basically said that Newsom couldn't take matters into his own hands, and neither could they until the lower courts acted first. Fast-forward to 2008, and the Supreme Court finally declares "that domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage in an opinion written by Chief Justice Ron George," according to the New York Times.
Found 65 days, 19 hours, 36 minutes, and 39 seconds ago
ronslog.typepad.com
Sacramento Bee story : Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center For Lesbian Rights, a plaintiff in the suit, read part of the opinion, then looked up and told the crowd: "Every piece of statutory language that...excluded gays and lesbians is stricken," she said. "We are free to marry anyone."
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger released a statement immediately after the opinion was issued saying he would uphold the ruling.
"Also, as I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state Supreme Court ruling," he added.
Found 65 days, 19 hours, 36 minutes, and 37 seconds ago
curudin.blogspot.com
Nicely done , California. You'll get used to the blood coming out of your faucets, and the frogs can be quite endearing. Opponents countered that the ban was gender-neutral, barring both women and men from marrying members of their own sex. Opponents countered that the ban was race-neutral, barring both whites and blacks from marrying members of the other race. They also argued that people could be treated differently because of their sexual orientation if there was a rational basis for it. Sadly, "teh gay = icky" is not a rational basis.
Found 65 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes, and 18 seconds ago
barkbarkwoofwoof.blogspot.com
But what news greeted me when I booted up the computer? California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban
Found 65 days, 18 hours, 41 minutes, and 5 seconds ago
bluejersey.com
This has no legal force in New Jersey, but the California decision is obviously of great interest to us. This court is made up of six Republicans and one Democrat. The case was triggered by the famous San Francisco marriages. Yesterday's discussion was interesting, so chime in please.
Updated below the fold with quotes from the decision, available at the LA Times link above as a PDF file. Basically, the court is saying that the state has already allowed legal same sex relationships, but the "civil unions" are a form of second-class citizenship.
Found 65 days, 18 hours, 38 minutes, and 36 seconds ago
bluejersey.net
This has no legal force in New Jersey, but the California decision is obviously of great interest to us. This court is made up of six Republicans and one Democrat. The case was triggered by the famous San Francisco marriages. Yesterday's discussion was interesting, so chime in please.
Updated below the fold with quotes from the decision, available at the LA Times link above as a PDF file. Basically, the court is saying that the state has already allowed legal same sex relationships, but the "civil unions" are a form of second-class citizenship.
Found 65 days, 18 hours, 38 minutes, and 33 seconds ago
commonsensepoliticalthought.com
Liberals don't like democracy, which is why they like the courts to ram through ideas most people don't agree with. Now we have the California Supreme Court deciding voters shouldn't get to determine its own laws.
The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
The state high court's 4-3 ruling was unlikely to end the debate over gay matrimony in California. A group has circulated petitions for a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to block same-sex marriage, while the Legislature has twice passed bills to authorize gay marriage.
Found 65 days, 18 hours, 37 minutes, and 8 seconds ago
aqurette.com
Great news from California :
The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
[...]
Today's ruling by the Republican-dominated court affects more than 100,000 same-sex couples in the state, about a quarter of whom have children, according to U.S. census figures. It came after high courts in New York, Washington and New Jersey refused to extend marriage rights to gay couples. Before today, only Massachusetts' top court has ruled in favor of permitting gays to wed.
Found 65 days, 17 hours, 13 minutes, and 39 seconds ago
blogrevolution.com
California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban
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gay.propeller.com
( latimes.com )
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thehelper.net
Read the news here .
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religionblog.dallasnews.com
Over on his Beliefnet blog , my friend Rod Dreher laments the California Supreme Court ruling that overturned a ban against gay marriage.
"The battle for cultural conservatives," Rod writes, "has been lost."
Well, maybe. But another way to look at it is that the battle has been lost for those who would poke their noses into other folks' business.
I don't want to marry a guy any more than Rod does, but if my neighbor Cedric wants to, how in the world is that my concern? Or Rod Dreher's, or Phyllis Schlafly's, or Pat Robertson's?
Found 65 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes, and 4 seconds ago
dailykos.com.
In a long-awaited decision that generated instant jubilation in the LGBT community and among their friends and allies, the Republican-dominated California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriage today . The 4-3 decision is here . (WARNING, 172-page pdf file.)
From the ruling (paragraphs inserted for readability):
Found 65 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes, and 11 seconds ago
gay.netscape.com
( latimes.com )
Found 65 days, 6 hours, 58 minutes, and 27 seconds ago
punkassblog.com
I'm not much one to blog on news stories, but this deserves a PunkAss mention.
The California Supreme court overturned Proposition 22, the amendment to the California constitution that would ban marriage for lesbians and gays.
And that's fucking awesome.
Tomorrow, let's do talk about how this doesn't do all we might hope. Tomorrow, we can talk about how marriage is a patriarchal institution that queers shouldn't participate in. Tomorrow, we can talk about about the Terrible Consequences (tm) this might have for the general election.
Found 65 days, 4 hours, 18 minutes, and 11 seconds ago
boyculture.typepad.com
the conservative-heavy (so much for "activist judges") California supreme court has ruled that gay marriage should be legal (possibly going into effect within 30 days), Ellen has not let us-or herself-down: She's announced on her show that she plans to marry Portia de Rossi
Found 65 days, 1 hour, 28 minutes, and 14 seconds ago
transafixion.com
California in the lead again. It's nice see human society evolving, even if we are just dirty fuckin hippies.
Found 65 days, 42 minutes, and 45 seconds ago
jeffreymark.typepad.com
Yesterday the LA Times reported on the California Supreme court's divisive decision concerning same sex marriage:
The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.
The 4-3 ruling declared that the state Constitution protects a fundamental "right to marry" that extends equally to same-sex couples. It tossed a highly emotional issue into the election year while opening the way for tens of thousands of gay people to wed in California, starting as early as mid-June.
Found 64 days, 23 hours, 16 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
blog.vivianpaige.com
Yep. You read that right. The California Supreme Court, which, according to this article is "Republican-dominated," overturned the state marriage laws which prohibited same sex marriage.
The California Supreme Court has six Republican appointees and one Democrat. Scholars have described the court under the leadership of Chief Justice Ronald M. George as cautious and moderately conservative.
Wow. That's pretty amazing, don't you think?
Can we trade some of our Virginia Republicans for some California ones?
Found 64 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, and 53 seconds ago
bakelblog.com
The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex
marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate
virtually any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.
The 4-3 ruling declared that the state Constitution protects a
fundamental "right to marry" that extends equally to same-sex couples.
It tossed a highly emotional issue into the election year while opening
the way for tens of thousands of gay people to wed in California,
starting as early as mid-June.
Found 64 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes, and 15 seconds ago
medialoper.com
Facebook, Google Square Off Over Who Controls Your Data (Hint: It's Not You)
Found 64 days, 14 hours, 7 minutes, and 46 seconds ago
jstheater.blogspot.com
I'm traveling this weekend, so I'm only able to post intermittently, but I just wanted to note the California Supreme Court's recemt ruling , which validated the possibility of same-sex marriage in the Golden State. Or, to quote the
Found 64 days, 10 hours, 1 minute, and 49 seconds ago
wondrouscanadianrenewal.blogspot.com
I know a little late, but there maybe a ray of light at the end of the tunnel, even if its a little tiny one. Read it here
Found 14 days, 12 hours, 9 minutes, and 26 seconds ago
flapsblog.com
Winning Plaintiffs & attorney in CA Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage decision. Rev. Troy Perry & husband Phillip Ray De Blieck, Robin Tyler & Diane Olson and their attorney Gloria Allred holding Baby Milo Reifsnyder-Smith, son of 2 gay dads
A split (4-3 decision) California Supreme Court this morning overturned the ban on Gay Marriage that California voters approved by a 61% majority in 2000 in the California Defense of Marriage Act .
The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
Found 65 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes, and 42 seconds ago
gold-platedwitchonwheels.blogspot.com
Liberals don't like democracy, which is why they like the courts to ram through ideas most people don't agree with. Now we have the California Supreme Court deciding voters shouldn't get to determine its own laws.
Found 65 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes, and 59 seconds ago
ronslog.typepad.com
Responding to President Bush's bullshit remarks in the Knesset Senator Biden said "This is bullshit, this is malarkey. This is outrageous, for the president of the United States to go to a foreign country, to sit in the Knesset ... and make this kind of ridiculous statement." Later in the day Biden got his Senatorial air back: In a conference call with reporters later in the afternoon, Biden said his initial word choice was "not very eloquent" and said he should have just stuck with the word "malarkey.
Found 65 days, 18 hours, 38 minutes, and 25 seconds ago
eugenedavid.blogspot.com
HISTORY!!!!!!!!!! happened today , and the private eye of the stars got convicted , neither of which we can say surprises us much.
Found 65 days, 17 hours, 43 minutes, and 13 seconds ago
planetatheism.com
Yes, it sounds contradictory. And, well, it is contradictory. Along with being confusing and, ultimately, untrue. But that's what a new Pew study shows, according to the Atheist Revolution blog .
Pew reported that 21 percent of atheists in their survey said they believed in God or a universal spirit, that six percent of them considered it a personal god, and that 40 percent of agnostics feel certain that God exists.
Part of this, I think, goes back to my previous post in which I stated there is only one reason to be an atheist:
Found 277 days, 15 hours, 37 minutes, and 9 seconds ago
medialoper.com
Ants Invade Houston, Eat Computers
Found 66 days, 10 hours, 22 minutes, and 55 seconds ago
fruitsandvotes.com
News like this makes me proud to be a Californian, even if the vote was only 4-3.
Predictably, the Obama campaign takes the safe dodge : it's up to the states. 1
Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) lives up to his name, sounding the cry for his party's band of bigots:
this ruling effectively opens the door to allowing the opinion of this state's court on same-sex marriage to stand as the law of the land for the entire country.
May it be so. 2 Sometimes the outcome is more important than the process.
Found 65 days, 13 hours, 29 minutes, and 30 seconds ago
stephenbainbridge.com
The LA Times reports :
The California Supreme Court decided today that same-sex couples should be permitted to wed, ruling that gay unions must be given the "respect and dignity" of marriage.
In a 4-3 vote, the court became the first in the country to apply the constitutional protections reserved for race and gender to sexual orientation. The Massachusetts high court struck down bans on same-sex marriage in 2003, but under a different legal theory. ... "One of the core elements embodied in the state constitutional right to marry is the right of an individual and a couple to have their own official family relationship accorded respect and dignity equal to that accorded the family relationships of other couples," wrote Chief Justice Ronald M.
Found 65 days, 13 hours, 19 minutes, and 33 seconds ago
thefreaknetwork.com
Please take look at this Los Angeles Times article concerning this historical decision the California State Supreme Court made today.
Found 157 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes, and 28 seconds ago
mediabistro.com
From LAT :
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
Jim Weixel , San Francisco attorney who's name is on the friend-of-the-court brief filed with the court reacted to the news with FBLA seconds after the decision was announced and said,"Holy shit dude - we won!"
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 54 minutes, and 59 seconds ago
bhfrick.dailykos.com
In a long-awaited decision that generated instant jubilation in the LGBT community and among their friends and allies, the Republican-dominated California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriage today . The 4-3 decision is here . (WARNING, 172-page pdf file.)
From the ruling (paragraphs inserted for readability):
Found 65 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes, and 35 seconds ago
atheocracy.wordpress.com
Yes, California's Supreme Court ruled today that gay marriage bans are unconstitutional , a ruling the rational amongst us can only hope will ripple to all 50 states as soon as possible … which, unfortunately, isn't nearly soon enough. Kudos to the California Supreme Court.
Of course, the opposition to this is pretty much exclusively religious and exclusively Christian. It all reminds me a bit of the Georgia law banning Sunday non-restaurant/bar alcohol sales, defended by Gov. Sonny Perdue with a flippant "Think of it this way…It really helps you plan ahead for the rest of your life - buying on Saturday, rather than Sunday … Time management.
Found 65 days, 17 hours, 11 minutes, and 27 seconds ago
adamradio.wordpress.com
Teresa reports the news.
* California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban!
* Ellen Degeneres getting married!
Found 64 days, 21 hours, 51 minutes, and 27 seconds ago
blog.shunya.net
This year the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Celebration & Parade in San Francisco was particularly exuberant. Just days earlier, the California supreme court had struck down the ban on same-sex marriage (6 of its 7 judges are Republican appointees). Newlyweds marched in wedding attire. Gay men ran up to strangers in the crowd and excitedly screamed, "I'm getting married!" If heterosexuals had done the same, I would likely be fighting the sensation to puke. But in the homosexual context, this was powerfully moving and heartening to behold.
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in-misery.blogspot.com
Brooklyn . Friends are getting hitched, though they'd have more luck with legalities in Cali . It should be a good time. I plan to try out my new Flip camera. There will be no blogging until Monday or Tuesday evening, so go outside and enjoy the rain.
Found 14 days, 12 hours, 9 minutes, and 10 seconds ago
nedraggett.wordpress.com
The big news right this hour is the California decision on gay marriage , ruling that current state marriage laws discriminate. Personally I've long felt this was overdue, at the same time while I think 'judicial activism' is a wonderfully lame complaint -- after all, it's only 'activism' if it's a decision you don't like, and all but one of the justices was a Republican appointee anyway -- I think there's a larger point to be had regarding getting the right to gay marriage confirmed via a larger vote somehow.
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes, and 9 seconds ago
mediabistro.com
From LAT :
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
Jim Weixel , San Francisco attorney who's name is on the friend-of-the-court brief filed with the court reacted to the news with FBLA seconds after the decision was announced and said,"Holy shit Dude - we won!"
Found 65 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes, and 15 seconds ago
seethingmom.blogspot.com
I don't know why, but I'm feeling a bit giddy tonight - maybe today's big court decision in California has something to do with it - but anyhow - it's wonderful enjoying the glimmer of hope for what might lie ahead. But first we have to rid ourselves of this crop of moralizing hypocritical "Family Values" goons also known as the GOP and hope and pray that the kind of divisive hateful politics they employed will be a thing of the past come 2009.
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