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Calif high court upholds gay marriage ban

World May. 27, 2009 - 06:17AM JST ( 8 )

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adaydreamMay. 27, 2009 - 07:48AM JST

To get the equality blacks and women have they have had to push forward time after time and year after year. So will the gays. It is time for change in the US towards gays. < :-)
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TheQuestionMay. 27, 2009 - 07:48AM JST

GLAD can petition, rally support, and get another vote on the ballot like everyone else that wants a law passed. With time and effort they can probably get the voters on their side.
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skipthesongMay. 27, 2009 - 07:09PM JST

aday: You have to get real. Comparing the this issue with those of blacks and women back in the day is disgusting.

In reality, one does not need to know if you are gay or straight nor can they. Not the same with gays. The more pushing they do, the more they are going to lose support.
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amerijapMay. 27, 2009 - 11:31PM JST

That is the biggest disappointment and the worst nightmare to Californians.
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Helter_SkelterMay. 28, 2009 - 05:06AM JST

That is the biggest disappointment and the worst nightmare to Californians.

Geez. We're talking about gay marriage. Let's get a little perspective here.

The bigger story is that a California court actually upheld a majority vote by the people that would be considered conservative. That's a first.
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MolenirMay. 28, 2009 - 05:08AM JST

Very good decision on the part of the supreme court, to actually uphold their constitution, rather then just throwing it out as the gay marriage people were saying they should do. See, like it or not, Californians passed an amendment to the constitution that strictly defined marriage as between a man and a woman. Throwing out that amendment would have meant they were abrogating their own constitution. And they really didn't want to do that. Even in California.

So, if the Gay Marriage people really want this, they need to go to the people of California, and try to convince them, that its in the best interest of society. Personally, I think the more they scream about this, the less likely they are to be able to get this changed. Particularly using the tactics that they have been. Going after a church because they supported the amendment which is clearly in line with their beliefs... While its typical liberal tactics, its just so very wrong.
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Good_JorbMay. 28, 2009 - 05:25AM JST

So, if the Gay Marriage people really want this, they need to go to the people of California, and try to convince them, that its in the best interest of society. Personally, I think the more they scream about this, the less likely they are to be able to get this changed.

Not unlike the tea partyers and the whole tranny of the majority thing. Ironic considering that tea partyers, are one of the least likely groups to support gay rights.
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BetzeeMay. 28, 2009 - 01:40PM JST

As a Golden Stater, I think the court's decision, which will throw it back to the electorate, is a good thing. Prop 8, which trailed for quite a while, passed with just 52 percent of the vote. It is said proponents created a disinformation campaign scaring parents by telling them, "it will force schools to promote the gay lifestyle." A re-vote is almost certain and far preferable to a judicial ruling. Young voters overwhelmingly support same sex marriage and there are more of them every year.

Even since November, the ground has shifted quite a bit. The northern New England states have all legalized same-sex marriage. More libertarian than liberal, our country's "live free or die" roots were planted there. Hell, you don't even need to fly across the country, gay couples need go no further than Iowa.

My brother, a long-term resident of California, was married in Maine over two decades ago. No one has ever questioned his status. A gay couple could do the same thing. Yet it wouldn't be the same; the Federal Defense of Marriage Act prevents married gay couples from, for example, filing a joint tax return. What possible concern is it to the state whether it's a same sex couple or heterosexual?

Gay families have been profiled in the newspaper, including those where one partner is a foreign national with no basis to remain in the USA. If they were heterosexual, it'd be no problem, the other partner could sponsor him/her. Here, too, the lack of federal recognition is breaking up families.