Oklahoma Gay Marriage Ban ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!!

[dbackjon]

Today U.S. District Judge Terence Kern ruled that Oklahoma’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional. His ruling is stayed pending appeal, meaning marriages will not occur immediately in the Sooner State.

HRC President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:

“Judge Kern has come to the conclusion that so many have before him – that the fundamental equality of lesbian and gay couples is guaranteed by the United States Constitution. With last year’s historic victories at the Supreme Court guiding the way, it is clear that we are on a path to full and equal citizenship for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. Equality is not just for the coasts anymore, and today’s news from Oklahoma shows that time has come for fairness and dignity to reach every American in all 50 states.”


http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/u.s.-district-judge-rules-oklahoma-ban-on-marriage-equality-unconstitutiona

[giftedgirl77]

1. and another one bites the dust

It's inevitable...let the whiners go down kicking & screaming as long as they are being smacked down.

[DURHAM D]

2. A Clinton appointee

from Clinton, Oklahoma.

[joeybee12]

3. Next stop...Alabama!

Or some other ridiculously red, red state!

[Gothmog]

4. There are three cases pending in Texas

I am hopeful that we will get a good ruling in one of these cases

[MNBrewer]

5. How long can the SCOTUS avoid ruling explicitly that there's an individual right to marry

for homosexuals?

[Initech]

6. Good news everyone!!!

[pinto]

7. US judge strikes down Oklahoma gay marriage ban as ‘arbitrary, irrational' (CS Monitor)

US judge strikes down Oklahoma gay marriage ban as ‘arbitrary, irrational'

Oklahoma's 2004 ban restricts marriage to a union between one man and one woman. The judge said it 'intentionally discriminates against same-sex couples,' violating equal protection guarantees.

By Warren Richey, Staff writer / January 14, 2014

A federal judge in Oklahoma struck down that’s state’s ban on gay marriage Tuesday, declaring that the 10-year-old state constitutional amendment violated equal protection guarantees in the US Constitution.

US District Judge Terence Kern’s decision was in response to a lawsuit filed by two lesbian couples challenging the Oklahoma constitutional amendment, which restricts marriage to a union between one man and one woman.

Judge Kern based his ruling on his conclusion that the Oklahoma ban “intentionally discriminates against same-sex couples desiring an Oklahoma marriage license without a legally sufficient justification [for the discrimination].”

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0114/US-judge-strikes-down-Oklahoma-gay-marriage-ban-as-arbitrary-irrational

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Oh boy!

This is going to send shockwaves through OK. Of course, this also may mean my partner of almost 12 years and I can finally get married. I have to admit, I am a bit freaked. I wonder if he is? But, hey, wedding bells could be in my future. One thing is for sure, it ain't gonna be no white wedding!

[Fearless]

10. +1

As for the white wedding thing... There are soooo many different kinds of white weddings... like this one...

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f3ef6b6667/white-wedding-literal-video-version

[Fearless]

9. The dam seems to be springing quite a few leaks lately.

How many more before it crumbles?

It may be months and not years before marriage equality is law of the land. I never thought I'd be able to say that.