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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-10 05:55 PM
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Jerry Brown Files Motion To Resume Gay Marriage
Source: The AP (via HuffPo)

SAN FRANCISCO — California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a motion Friday calling for resumption of same-sex weddings in the state.

Brown filed the motion after U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker previously overturned Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban.

Walker ruled the law violates federal equal protections and due process laws.

However, he agreed to block gay marriages from immediately resuming until he can consider arguments on whether to keep the ban in effect while its supporters take their appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/06/jerry-brown-files-motion-_n_674064.html
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-10 05:56 PM
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1. Damn misread the subject line- thought it said "Jerry Falwell"
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-10 06:35 PM
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2. Schwarzenegger also calls for resumption of same-sex weddings
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-07-10 06:36 AM
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5. even a stopped clock is correct twice a day.
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Tempest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-10 06:38 PM
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3. I was hoping he would do this. n/t
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David Zephyr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-10 07:30 PM
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4. No finger in the wind with Jerry Brown. He's the real deal.
If you love California, you'll work for Jerry's campaign this year.
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Ricochet21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-07-10 02:59 PM
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6. I agree
I agree
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