Prop 8 upheld by Supreme Court

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Registered: 01-12-2009
Prop 8 upheld by Supreme Court
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Tue, 05-26-2009 - 8:49pm

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop8-decision27-2009may27,0,6677891.story



Prop. 8 upheld by California Supreme Court


Sit-in


Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times

Engaged couple Robert Franco, right, and Shawn Higgins kiss as San Francisco police line up to arrest anti-Proposition 8 demonstrators.

The justices uphold the same-sex marriage ban but also rule that the 18,000 gay couples who wed before the November vote will stay married. The decision is sure to spark another ballot box fight.

By Maura Dolan
11:44 AM PDT, May 26, 2009


Reporting from San Francisco -- The California Supreme Court today upheld Proposition 8's ban on same-sex marriage but also ruled that gay couples who wed before the election will continue to be married under state law.

The decision virtually ensures another fight at the ballot box over marriage rights for gays. Gay rights activists say they may ask voters to repeal the marriage ban as early as next year, and opponents have pledged to fight any such effort. Proposition 8 passed with 52% of the vote.


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Registered: 11-10-2006
Tue, 06-02-2009 - 11:50pm
LOL, yes, for the most part. With the exception of a few "lalalala... I can't hear you!"s.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 05-26-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 12:19am
What a cute clump of cells. ; )
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-22-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:29am

1) First cousins of the opposite sex can already marry in about 20 states,

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-22-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:41am

See my post above.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-22-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:44am

~Doesn't that include everyone?~


Still on this?

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-22-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:51am

First cousins can marry in your state, and in many others.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-22-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 3:12am

In many states first cousins can already marry (and it is recognized federally).

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iVillage Member
Registered: 05-26-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 3:57am
It's the sound you hear echoing as they run off into the hills for another dose of kool-aid. LOL!
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-26-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 3:59am
Are libs now advocating "equal rights" for trees? LOL! Why am I not surprised?
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-26-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 4:01am
The "white guys in charge" upheld the will of the people in CA. Look for more in the future.

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