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"The sponsors of Proposition 8 argued for the first time Friday that the court should undo the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters banned gay marriage at the ballot box last month."
it's clear that these clowns simply aren't going to stop, are they? i'm wondering how they sleep at night.
never mind the blatant unconstitutionality of Prop 8 to begin with. the last time a constitutional amendment was used to take away the rights of individuals was prohibition, and that was repealed with yet another amendment a few short years later. the point being is that constitutional amendments cannot be used to discriminate against any single demographic of citizenry.
the article does mention that cali's attorney general has reconsidered his position on the amendment (which has yet to be ratified, correct) and is asking the cali supreme court to void the proposition.
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in.dog.neato on December 20, 2008 01:00 PM | Permalink
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It's interesting to note: if you replace "gay" or "same-sex" with "black" or "interracial," you throw up in your mouth a little.
Posted by: adam | December 20, 2008 02:23 PM
well, it seems to me that the obvious recourse is a class-action lawsuit. i mean a big one, against every person who has conspired to remove the rights of those who briefly had them. it might take years, but i can't imagine how they'd contort their way out of getting slammed.
Posted by: hbh | December 20, 2008 04:58 PM
A G Brown just said prop. 8 is unconstitutional.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/19/MN6514RNVU.DTL&type=politics
Posted by: Dave S. | December 20, 2008 05:34 PM
As a gay couple here in Minnesota, we can't imagine "undoing" a marriage.
Love is never wrong, and neither should these marriages be.
What's wrong with this picture? Are we the black men of the 1960's or what?
Posted by: S & W | December 22, 2008 08:12 AM
As a gay couple here in Minnesota, we can't imagine "undoing" a marriage.
Love is never wrong, and neither should these marriages be.
What's wrong with this picture? Are we the black men of the 1960's or what?
Posted by: S & W | December 22, 2008 08:13 AM
Gays should have the same right of a 50% divorce rate as anyone else!
Posted by: Scribbler | December 22, 2008 08:41 AM
proud douchebaggery at it's finest. they need a swift kick to the nads.
Posted by: c-freak | December 22, 2008 11:16 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYvH7Gjbxh4
Posted by: Robert | December 22, 2008 01:30 PM