BREAKING: California ban on same sex marriage lifted! Gay Marriage legal!! n/t

[cynatnite]

:toast: :headbang:

:woohoo:

[OmahaBlueDog]

1. Good news for gay couples: Bad news because this will wake up the fundies

Look for McSame to say something about "traditional marriage" today. Possibly a proposal for a Constitutional Amendment.

[bunkerbuster1]

22. Let him talk. This is a loser issue for the Republicans.

Every year more people become sympathetic to equal rights for gay Americans. They've flogged this dead horse one time too many.

[OmahaBlueDog]

23. I agree, but I was holding out hopes the fundies would sleep through this election

Still, this is a happy day for many Californians, even if it does cheapen my marriage and increase the odds we will be turned into pillars of salt ;-)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

25. This is good news for everybody in the country.

This ruling is an absolute good.

[OmahaBlueDog]

30. I think a lot of married straight folks would disagree

(of course, I'm not talking about Mrs. OmahaBlueDog)

:evilgrin:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

32. Only a bunch of damn bigots.

Fuck 'em. They don't know what's good for them.

[OmahaBlueDog]

34. I joking about marriage generally -- not the preferences of the involved parties

[TexasLady]

2. K and R

[indie_voter]

3. FANTASTIC NEWS!!!! n/t

[IndyOp]

4. Link please... Wow. And thanks to Harvey and all. (n/t)

[cynatnite]

5. No link yet...just heard it on MSNBC n/t

[Coexist]

6. !!!!

:applause:

[IndyOp]

7. Link to NY Times article here:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-CA-GayMarriage.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[cynatnite]

9. Thanks n/t

[helderheid]

8. HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

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[skipos]

10. That will bother McCain. He would love to get more government into our private lives

Too bad for him.

[devilgrrl]

11. Cool! Now, I better start seeing some wedding invitations in the mail!

:silly:

[Bluebear]

12. Ruling: "domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage"

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-CA-GayMarriage.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[grantcart]

13. link?

[hlthe2b]

14. Bar the doors, Gladys! them gays are comin!

:rofl:

Congrats to our gay and lesbian colleagues!

[Vinca]

15. Congratulations all!

:toast:

[Breeze54]

16. California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban - LA Times LINK

California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gaymarriage16-2008may16,1,4027698.story

By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
10:11 AM PDT, May 15, 2008

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.

snip-->

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. Only Massachusetts' top court has ruled in favor of permitting gays to wed.


More...

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:toast: and congratulations to all those that want to get married!

:kick: & Recommended

[VP505]

17. Damn, that explains

all those loud popping sounds I keep hearing. Fundie heads exploding all over the place. LOL

[Bluebear]

18. ---

:spray:

POP POP POP POP POP

[Donald Ian Rankin]

19. How long will this last?

I've seen several posters saying this is likely to be overturned in a referendum - what are the odds of that not happening?

That said, even if it gets overturned, it will probably make it more likely to happen again or elsewhere, which is something.

[MindPilot]

20. Even if a referendum were passed,

that would not make the ban constitutional. The referendum itself would be overturned.

[Retrograde]

21. if a referendum is passed

what happens to the marriages that take place between now, when they're legal, and then? Constitutionally, and I'm not a lawyer, I believe ex post facto laws making them illegal are themselves illegal.

[Maven]

26. There was a referendum *already.* This overturns it.

The only thing left for the bigots is a constitutional amendment and even the Republican Gov. doesn't support it.

[slackmaster]

28. No, the next referendum, in November, if it qualifies for the ballot, will overturn this ruling

By making the same-sex marriage ban a Constitutional amendment.

[magellan]

29. Is there a realistic chance of such an amendment being approved?

I don't know. I'm just angry to hear this after my best friend in CA just asked me to be her matron of honor. She's so excited. :(

[OmahaBlueDog]

31. If she marries now, it's legal no matter what in CA

[magellan]

36. She's not in a relationship now

Sorry, I can see I gave the wrong impression. We've been friends for 20 years and we've always joked about me being her maid/matron of honor one day. But with this ruling it finally seemed real and so she asked me outright.

Now after giving her the good news I'm going to have to break it to her that the ruling may not last. She'll be crushed.

GOD DAMNED INTOLERANT JACKASSES!!

[slackmaster]

37. Congratulations on your invitation

Enjoy it.

:toast:

[magellan]

24. Hurray!!

I didn't notice this earlier, what fantastic news!! I have to call my best friend and congratulate her!!

:bounce: :toast: :party: :thumbsup: :hi: :beer: :grouphug: :headbang:

edited to add: I got to tell her the good news, she hadn't heard either and she lives in CA! She's over the moon and wants me to be her matron of honor. WOW! :)

[graycem]

27. Oh god..

now my marriage is going to fail!

I'm kidding. This is wonderful news, and a tremendous step in the RIGHT direction. Let's hope one day soon the U.S. Constitution will be upheld for all people as well.

Nice job California! :toast:

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35. CONGRATS California!!!

:toast: